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COMPETING WITH AMAZON, USPS OFFERS “HOLIDAY SHIPPING TOOLS” TO SAVE TRIPS TO THE P.O. Click-N-SHIP feature: pay for postage, print a shipping label, and schedule

HACKERS HIT MACY’S. On Oct. 15 a “highly sophisticated” hacker captured checkout and credit card information.Macy’s told affected customers how to enroll in free consumer

AMAZON IS HELPING DISNEY’S NEW STREAMING SERVICE, A MAJOR RIVAL. Amazon Web Services delivers Disney’s streaming to viewers. Disney ended a deal to sell its

“RETAILERS COME & GO,” SAYS WALMART CHIEF. “We could go away at any minute. I think most of us act that way every day. If

HOME DEPOT SAYS Q3 NET EARNINGS DROP -3.4%. “Sales were below our expectations.” In Q2 HD said “lumber prices have declined significantly compared to last

BUSINESS INSIDER, A MEDIA COMPANY, GETS KICKBACKS WHEN RECOMMENDING PRODUCTS. “We highlight products…you might find interesting. If you buy them, we get a small share

THE OUSTED VICE PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA SAYS THE COUP IN HIS NATION WAS AN EXPRESSION OF RACIAL REVENGE BY THE WHITE MIDDLE CLASS AGAINST THE

JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER THE EL PASO WALMART—SITE OF 22 MURDERS—REOPENS, GUN VIOLENCE TAKES 3 MORE LIVES AT AN OK WMT. The most dangerous

STRUGGLING KOHL’S SAYS AMAZON WILL HELP THEM REBOUND. Last July all Kohl’s stores began allowing shoppers to drop off AMZN purchases they wish to return.

WALMART SAYS ITS 41% INCREASE IN ONLINE SALES IN Q3 IS DUE TO GROCERY CLICK & PICK UP SALES—but these are mostly transferred food sales

WHEN WILL WALMART STOP SELLING CIGARETTES? “CVS stopped selling (cigarettes). WMT’s hope was that the company would pick up some sales from CVS… Cigarettes can

AMAZON PUSHING PILLS. After buying PillPack almost 2 years ago, it’s now branded as “Amazon Pharmacy,” which “could be a pharmacy that dispenses all kinds

WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE ROLE OF THE US AMBASSADOR AND THE CIA IN THE VIOLENT COUP THAT REMOVED THE POPULARLY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA? WAS

TRUMP BOASTS THAT DAUGHTER IVANKA, HAS CREATED 14 M JOBS . She told him: “I met today with Walmart. They’re taking a million people.” How

WALMART CANADA BOASTS 400 STORES, 85,000 WORKERS, 1.2 M SHOPPERS/DAY, yet its gross profit rate & operating income fell in Q3, and they sold off

HERE’S THE SINGLE BEST LINE IN WALMART’S Q3 FINANCIAL REPORT: “We had a net opening of 1 supercenter.” WMT focusing on remodeling existing stores for

HOME DEPOT COFOUNDER BUYS $180M YACHT & 9,300 ACRE RANCH IN MONTANA. 413,000 HD employees have a national ave base pay of $11/hr. “Behind every

UBER, LYFT & DOORDASH WANT CA. TO REPEAL LAW THAT MAKES GIG DRIVERS EMPLOYEES, NOT INDY CONTRACTORS. They promise to give drivers more benefits like

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LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE EMBRACED THE TRUMP “OPPORTUNITY ZONE” PROGRAM, which I have described as a tax break for the rich. Now Congress is calling for

COSTCO CHICKEN SLAUGHTER FACTORY IN NB. RUFFLES FEATHERS. 3.4 M broilers/yr. “Factory farms create colossal volumes of waste, exploit workers…undermine the economic vitality of rural

HACKERS AT A CONTEST BREAK INTO AMAZON ECHO SHOW 5, a smart device which debuted last June for $90. Amazon says its “investigating” the hack

NOT ONLY IS AMAZON GIVING VETS 11 CENTS/DAY OFF THE COST OF PRIME—it’s recruiting them to “deliver smiles” by starting their own “Amazon Delivery Service”

IF MERCHANTS PAY AMAZON TO WAREHOUSE & SHIP THEIR PRODUCTS, THEY GET BETTER PLACEMENT ON SEARCH PAGES. “Merchants can sell products on Amazon & handle

SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE: After a week of waiting for votes to be tallied, Amazon’s $1.5 M donation could not stop the re-election of socialist Kshama

WOULD YOU BUY A USED CAR FROM KROGER? America’s largest supermarket chain adds a Kroger Auto Buying program with TrueCar. Buy a Buick with your

“LURING AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTERS IS AN INEFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR BOOSTING OVERALL LOCAL EMPLOYMENT. The opening of an Amazon fulfillment center does not lead to an

AMAZON TOLD CONGRESS THAT ITS SEARCH TOOL WAS DESIGNED TO “PREDICT WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT TO BUY…BECAUSE WE WANT [THEM] TO MAKE THE RIGHT PURCHASE.” But

“AMAZON IS RUNNING OUT OF STEAM…IT’S PAST ITS PRIME.” Surveys show AMZN customers shopping less often—but AMZN has advantages over Walmart: huge membership base, &

HOME DEPOT PAYS $4.35 M TO SETTLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT IT MADE UNSOLICITED ROBO CALLS FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS TO CUSTOMERS. http://www.awp-homedepottcpa.com Read more

HERE ARE THE TOP 10 ONLINE RETAILERS, BY NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS, FOR FIRST 9 MONTHS OF 2019. AMZN’S growth of 42 million transactions was more

MICROSOFT PARTNERS WITH CHARLOTTE, NC ON 3 YR. “SMART DISTRICT” on tech initiatives to reduce energy use, improve nutrition levels, increase transit options, expand wi-fi

RETAIL SALES IN US COULD HIT NEW RECORD OF $1 T THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. 87% will be spent at brick & mortar stores, 13% online.

VOTES STILL BEING COUNTED IN AMAZON EFFORT TO BUY SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. AMZN’S $1.5 M “money bomb” may have hurt its candidates “as much as

E-KILLERS: MICROSOFT, APPLE, AMAZON, FACEBOOK & GOOGLE “have collectively put more than 1 M people to work between 2000 & 2018…BUT “they have also displaced

ARIZONA JUDGE TOSSES OUT LAWSUIT AGAINST AMAZON IN HOVERBOARD FIRE, BUT MISSISSIPPI KEEPS STATE FARM INS. CASE HOVERING over Amazon for home explosion caused by

NEW YORKER REPORTER TAKES TOUR OF AMZN WAREHOUSE: “anonymous objects ordered through an anonymous interface from anonymous sellers, funnelled, sorted, shipped, and delivered by workers

FLORIDA COPS LISTENING TO ALEXA TAPE MADE AT MURDER SCENE. Woman impaled by a spear—Echo Dot may have heard. AMZN gave police the recordings. Another

CEO OF MCDONALD’S FIRED FOR HAVING A CONSENSUAL AFFAIR. Company rules forbid managers from having romantic relationships with employees. CEO can now pick up his

CNN SELLING AMAZON PRODUCTS FOR A KICKBACK. “CNN Underscored”, an online shopping guide, has editors who work independently from the CNN newsroom, to list products

MACY’S TRUCK DRIVERS WHO WORK FOR XPO LOGISTICS HAVE WON $3.5 M SETTLEMENT IN CA. claiming that Macy’s West & XPO Logistics misclassified the drivers

IN 2010, WALMART BOUGHT VUDU, A “REVOLUTIONARY” DIGITAL STREAMING SERVICE for an undisclosed sum. Almost 10 years later, it reportedly wants to unload Vudu, because

TAKING.A JOB AT AN AMAZON WAREHOUSE SHOULD NOT BE A LIFE OR DEATH DECISION. Tell Amazon: Stop using automated quotas to work employees to death!

SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT LOCAL POLITICS, WE SHOULD TREAT OUR NEIGHBORS LIKE PART OF THE FAMILY. Read more on Facebook

HURRY, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST AT WALMART: 6,400 POUNDS OF BREAKFAST TURKEY PATTIES & PORK SAUSAGE WITH SALMONELLA! “Great Value” ready to eat & fully-cooked! At

OF THE TOP 10 RETAILERS OPENING NEW STORES IN Q1 OF 2019, 3 Dollar Stores opened 58% (1,525 stores). Almost no new superstores are opening—this

INSTEAD OF LOBBYING CONGRESS FOR AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN, WALMART HAS CREATED AN ABSURD 30 FT. TALL MEMORIAL CALLED “THE GRAND CANDELA” for the 22

THE NEWSPAPER OWNED BY JEFF BEZOS EXPLAINS HOW AMAZON LOST A $10 B PENTAGON CONTRACT TO MICROSOFT, involving a lawsuit by Oracle, plus help from