TARGET IS EXPLOITING WORKERS who have no health insurance, no protective protocols, and no right to stay home if they are afraid to work. Target
SEN. WYDEN’S COVID PLAN TO RESCUE SMALL BUSINESSES: 1. Send emergency rebate checks to small businesses to address immediate cash flow needs. 2. Create a
AMERICA FIRST HAS TURNED INTO AMERICA LAST: last to understand the depth of the Covid pandemic. Read how South Korea got it right, and how
BERNIE LAYS OUT A COVID PLAN THE WHITE HOUSE & CONGRESS SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED BACK IN JANUARY. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qBstcJ2GjGQ&noapp=1 Read more on Facebook
VIRUS PANIC: BRITTNEY LEGOWSKI works as a personal shopper at a Walmart store in WI. She says “she started feeling more overworked late last week
INSTEAD OF RAISING WAGES, WALMART IS GIVING HOURLY WORKERS A 1-TIME BONUS OF $300($150 PT. TIME). Will hire 150,000 temp. workers to meet corona demand.
BRITISH RETAILERS PUBLISH JOINT LETTER URGING SHOPPERS TO STOP HOARDING PRODUCTS: buy responsibly” instead of “stockpiling over fears about coronavirus…buying more than is needed can
CORONA CREATES “UNPRECEDENTED” DEMAND AT AMZN. “Outside the warehouse, the trucks are getting backed up…loading docks to bring shipments into its warehouses have turned into
ARE PRODUCT PRICES INFLATED DURING CORONA?WALMART SAYS IT IS TAKING A “FIRM STANCE RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL FOR PRICE GOUGING BY 3RD PARTY SELLERS” ON
WALMART CUTS 24 HOUR OPERATIONS. Since March 15, WMT stores open at 6 a.m. & close at 11 p.m. “This will help ensure associates are
CORONA LIGHT? Maybe in downtown Bennington, VT. Everywhere else it’s Corona Heavy. Read more on Facebook
WALMART STOCK RISES AS CONSUMERS STOCK UP ON ITEMS. Oppenheimer says investors who “seek safety in a more uncertain global economic backdrop” should also buy
LAID OFF RESTAURANT, TRAVEL WORKERS CAN WORK IN AN AMAZON WAREHOUSE FOR $17/HR. AMZN HIRING 100,000 workers. Warehouses observe “social distancing and…enhanced & frequent cleaning,”
AMAZON REFUSES TO GIVE ALL WORKERS PAID LEAVE. Amazon can and should put public health before their own profits Sign here: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-amazon-close-exposed-facilities-and-give-all-workers-100-paid-leave-now?source=twitter& Read more on
MODELL’S SPORTING GOODS, a 130 y.o. family-run company, has approval from a bankruptcy court to close its 141 stores on the East coast. Regional chain
JUST WHEN CONSUMER DEMAND SPIKES FOR GROCERY HOME DELIVERY & STORE PICK UP, STOP & SHOP SUSPENDS PICKUP OF ONLINE ORDERS AT THE STORE. “Due
Here’s what small businesses in Canada are being told to do in response to the corona virus COVID-19: Small businesses need to prepare, not panic
KEEP IT SMALL, KEEP IT LOCAL. Businesses in North Park, San Diego, CA (pop 33,000)asks local residents during corona: “Now more than ever…consider shopping locally
VA. TAXPAYERS GIVE AMAZON $750 K IN WELFARE TO BUILD 2 WAREHOUSES TOTAL 4.5 M SF 2 MILES APART. To keep protestors unaware, AMAZN’s project
BERNIE SANDERS HOLDS LIVE FIRESIDE CHAT ONLINE TAKING AUDIENCE QUESTIONS FROM OVER 100,000 VIEWERS—MANY OF THEM FOCUSED ON THE CORONA VIRUS. In response to a
AMAZON STILL KING OF E-COMMERCE: $261 M in US sales. Walmart has climbed past eBay to become #2, but Amazon’s market share at 38.7% of
RETAIL STOCKS HAVE BEEN SLAMMED BY THE CORONA VIRUS—but retailers who have an online channel, like AMZN, WMT and TGT may grab more market share
DUE TO ANOTHER EXHIBIT CANCELLATION, AL NORMAN’S PHOTO EXHIBIT IS STILL UP AND AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT THE ARTSPACE GALLERY Call Artspace for gallery viewing
WALMART ISSUES “EMERGENCY LEAVE” POLICY FOR COVID-19: 1. employees can stay home if they feel “uncomfortable” at work. 2. If a worker, store or warehouse
JUST IN TIME FOR CORONA: STOP & SHOP SUPERMARKETS OFFER CUSTOMERS “UNATTENDED” GROCERY DELIVERY: “the driver will drop your order on your front step, ring
CORONA VIRUS MAY STIMULATE ONLINE SHOPPING: 47.2% of US internet users currently avoid shopping centers & malls due to the virus. If corona worsens, 74.6%
IN 2017, WHOLE FOODS WORKERS IN WASH,DC & OTHER STATES FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT saying they were shortchanged bonuses when their departments performed under
ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT TO VIEW AL NORMAN’S PHOTO EXHIBIT AT ARTSPACE 15 Mill st, Greenfield, MA WED, TH, FRI AFTERNOONS— And then it’s gone.
SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE US OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS HAVE GROWN MORE IN URBAN COUNTIES THAN IN RURAL. The # of small businesses in
AMAZON GO IS SELLING ITS CASHIERLESS STORE TECHNOLOGY TO OTHER RETAILERS using the brand “Just Walk Out.” If you happen to find yourself in a
THIS MAN IS IN A VIRTUAL TIE WITH SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, who very badly needs to become a private citizen next November. I
IF YOU MISSED THE SMITH BULB SHOW, IT WAS AS LOVELY AS EVER. Read more on Facebook
One year ago My photos at the Smith bulb show—just as covid shut-downs were taking hold. IF YOU MISSED THE SMITH BULB SHOW, IT WAS
REGARDLESS OF WHO BECOMES THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT IN NOVEMBER, we need to defeat Mitch McConnell and his Senate team. Join me by donating now
“THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 4 SHOOTINGS AT WALMART STORES AROUND THE NATION.” Gosh, NBC is starting to notice a pattern of gun violence at
WALMART CASHIERS IN A SMALL KENTUCKY TOWN ARE WIPING DOWN THEIR AREA AFTER EVERY CUSTOMER, BECAUSE A WALMART WORKER WAS THE 1ST PERSON IN THE
THIS AFTERNOON & ONLY 3 OTHER TIMES THIS WEEK TO CATCH AL NORMAN’S PHOTO EXHIBIT TIMES TO VIEW THE SHOW: TODAY, March 9: 4-6 pm
BEZOS WINS ROUND 1 IN HUGE DEFENSE CONTRACT WITH TRUMP. Judge says DOD “ improperly evaluated” a Microsoft price proposal, which was not “technically feasible.”
WALMART, LOSING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS $$ AT ITS BEST PRICE STORES IN INDIA, is converting these losing stores into warehouses (fulfillment centers) to sell directly
TRUMP THE CORONA DENIER: NIH warns elderly & medically vulnerable to avoid large crowds & long trips. Trump refuses to postpone his political rallies, which
IN MICHIGAN, THE REV. JESSE JACKSON HAS ENDORSED BERNIE SANDERS FOR PRESIDENT, praising him for his long record of fighting for racial justice. These two
WHY ARE WALMART & ANALYSTS HIDING “A LEGAL MATTER” THAT IS AFFECTING THE COMPANY’S BOTTOM LINE? “Disruption in Chile,” plus increased sales, operating, selling, general
FROM 2017 TO 2019, WALMART WAS DESPERATE TO CREATE AN INTERNET PRESENCE, so in “a bit slap-dash” way it bought at least 6 online companies,
I DON’T WANT A WALMART EMPLOYEE TO HAVE ACCESS TO INSIDE MY HOUSE. Walmart’s In Home service is In Sane. For $19.95 a month ($239.40/yr.)
200 WALMART WORKERS ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS & OFFICIALS IN THE TINY N.C. TOWN (Pop 5,300) OF WALDESBORO ARE “SHOCKED.” Walmart is closing in early
ONLY 4 TIMES LEFT TO VIEW AL NORMAN’S PHOTO EXHIBIT AT ARTSPACE: “SIGN LANGUAGE: FIRST AMENDMENT PHOTOS” GALLERY SHOW ENDS MARCH 13TH ONLY 4 TIMES
NASHVILLE TORNADO “DEVASTATES” WAREHOUSE SITE—BUT SPARES 3.6 M. SF. AMAZON PROJECT WHICH IS JUST GETTING STARTED. AMZN has an existing warehouse only 5 miles south.
LESS THAN HALF OF SHOPPERS (47%) REGULARLY USE SELF-CHECKOUT, 14% don’t use it, or don’t know what it is. The poll did not ask: “Do
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.