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AMAZON’S MISSION: TO “SUPPORT & CHAMPION SMALL & MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES.” SMBs selling on AMZN created 1.6 M jobs worldwide in 2018. But Civic Economics

WALMART NIXES CIGARETTES TO MINORS

Selling Vintage Rolex Chronometer watch Model 1505 for elderly gentleman who bought it in 1969. vintage rolex chronometer Model 1505 gold face, steel and gold

TARGET TARGETS THE BIG APPLE: opening small new store in upper Manhattan, joins at least 14 other stores—only 23,737 sf. WMT uses its Jet.com warehouse

WALMART CREATES “END -TO-END” SUPPLY CHAIN FOR ANGUS BEEF, CUTTING OUT THE SMALLER CATTLE FARMERS. THEY PROCESS THEIR OWN MILK TOO: https://www.supermarketnews.com/meat/walmart-enters-angus-beef-business?NL=SN-004&Issue=SN-004_20190507_SN-004_471&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_b&utm_rid=CPG06000001744798&utm_campaign=30309&utm_medium=email&elq2=4ecbf86752424983b7cb20f099feacd5 Read more on

TARGET REBRANDS AS “ROUNDEL” ITS IN-HOUSE AD BIZ, selling the “shopping behavior” of its customers to media buyers to “personalize & target their advertising.” Way

WILLIAMS SONOMA TRADE MARK CASE AGAINST AMAZON MOVES FORWARD, claiming AMZN was confusing consumers by selling cheaper knockoffs of WSI furnishings. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-05-02/amazon-can-t-duck-williams-sonoma-suit-over-copycat-furniture Read more on

AMAZON SAYS “WE’RE PERCEIVED TO BE MUCH BIGGER THAN WE ARE,” BUT SALES DATA SAYS OTHERWISE. Online US sales were $513B last year, AMZN took

WALMART TESTS “GREAT WORKPLACE” PLAN: staff earn blue, silver & gold stars, with rewards like lunch with the store manager. Workers who bring up ideas

BY 2021, NEARLY 134 M AMERICANS—40% OF THE POPULATION—WILL BE AMAZON PRIME MEMBERS. Rate of increase slowing, but dangerous market control. Read more on Facebook

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TRUMP INVESTIGATED FOR WAGE & HOUR VIOLATIONS by the NY AG’s office, at the Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor, NY. Undocumented immigrants were

LIMITING DOLLAR STORES: Birmingham, AL is funding $500 K for a Healthy Food Initiative to attract mobile grocery stores & help farmer’s markets expand in

PROTESTORS OCCUPY AMAZON’S NYC OFFICE. REPORT SAYS CONTRACTS WITH HOMELAND SECURITY “PLACE THEM FIRMLY ON THE SIDE OF TRUMP” as a data company “fueling immigrant

IKEA FACES AT LEAST 5 AGE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS alleging that the ‘IKEA way’ is a corporate culture that favors the advancement of younger employees into

WALMART’S INTELLIGENT RETAIL LAB STORE ON LONG ISLAND IS FILMING YOU IN HI REZ. OVERHEAD CAMERAS “currently do not recognize faces, determine the ethnicity of

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AMAZON SAYS IT WILL CREATE 400 JOBS AT HQ2 IN VA. THIS YEAR, but Civic Economics estimates AMZN resulted in a net loss of 13,426

MALLS ARE FALLING: “Our sector desperately needed this clean up,” says CEO of Washington Prime Group retail REIT, owner of 110 mostly mid-tier malls, struggling

AMAZON PRIME MEMBERS VALUE FAST SHIPPING TIME—but I’d rather see AMZN take the $800 M they plan to spend on 1 day shipping, and spend

PUBLIX, THE LARGEST EMPLOYEE OWNED GROCERY CHAIN IN THE U.S. is seeking enviro. variance to build over a stream for a $400 M distribution center

AMAZON SAYS ITS WORKERS WILL GET FASTER AT DELIVERY “not by working harder but by working smarter.” But smarter workers will push for a union

WALMART BANS FLORIDA SHOPPER FOR USING HER OWN TOTE BAG TO CARRYOUT ITEMS SHE PAID FOR. Now she’s suing the retailer: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/walmart-shopper-banned-for-stealing-sues-store-and-manager Read more on

WALMART’S ILR STORE PREPARES YOU FOR “FRICTIONLESS SHOPPING,” where you interact with no employees. Saves money, kills jobs: https://news.walmart.com/2019/04/25/walmarts-new-intelligent-retail-lab-shows-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-retail-irl Read more on Facebook

AMAZON PROMISES 100 MILLION PRIME MEMBERS FREE, ONE-DAY SHIPPING. Initial cost of $800 M to upgrade warehouses & delivery capacity, will lower profit margins. There

WALMART BATTLES AMAZON OVER DELIVERY ‘ONE DAY’ AT A TIME. “One-day free shipping,” Walmart says, “without a membership fee. Now THAT would be groundbreaking. Stay

LAST WEEK HOME DEPOT RAN 11,948 RADIO ADS EVERY DAY—#1 radio advertiser in America. Want relief? Tell your smart speaker “Block Home Depot noise.” https://radioink.com/2019/04/22/the-home-depot-stays-number-1/

GEORGE ORWELL WOULD LOVE ALEXA: Amazon employees can use Alexa customers’ voice recordings to locate their home. Big Brother is listening to you through your

COTTON PICKERS vs. AMAZON PICKERS: THE PLANTATION MENTALITY HAS NOT CHANGED. Read more on Facebook

ONLY SEVEN DAYS LEFT TO HELP MAKE THIS PRODUCTION HAPPEN: Renata Friedman (Zurich) and three-time Drama Desk Nominee Sarah Nina Hayon (Sweat) will star in

1 OF AMAZON’S BIGGEST CUSTOMERS IS…APPLE: they compete for music and movie sales, but Apple spends $30 M/month on Amazon Web Services for iCloud storage.

HIGHER PRICES & LOWER QUALITY: WALMART DEAL TO MERGE ASDA WITH SAINSBURY IS BLOCKED by U.K. regulators. WMT “disappointed.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ft.com/content/f6b758d8-671e-11e9-9adc-98bf1d35a056 Read more on Facebook

WHEN WALMART TOOK OVER MANAGING AN ILLINOIS WAREHOUSE, ITS WORKERS EXPECTED A RAISE—BUT GOT FIRED INSTEAD. 200 workers with criminal records —all of them Black—got

AMAZON WILL NOW DELIVER TO YOUR GARAGE using an app and inexpensive hardware. Delivery In-home or in-car also available. For products made in China, just

THIS PRODUCT LOOKS HARMLESS, BUT IS DEADLY: Consumer Reports says Fisher Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper is linked to 32 infant deaths from 2011-2018 due

ACCORDING TO WALMART’S MOST RECENT SEC REPORT, IT’S CEO MADE $23.6 M LAST YEAR, OR 1,076 TIMES THE MEDIAN WORKER’S SALARY OF $21,952. In his

TARGET HAS A DIRTY CARBON FOOTPRINT, WITH SUPERSTORES 3 X THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD, huge asphalt parking lots—but inside they sell eco-friendly “sustainable”

FORMER HOME DEPOT EXEC SEEKS GA. SEAT IN CONGRESS: “I’m going to help President Trump drain the swamp…stop liberal extremism from ruining our way of

Too rich to be taxed: Amazon is a free-rider. If you paid the $119 annual fee to become an Amazon Prime member, you paid more

CONGRATULATIONS TO UFCW 1459 FOR SHOWING THAT PEOPLE COME BEFORE PROFITS! https://www.recorder.com/Stop-and-Shop-stike-ends-25021402 Read more on Facebook

RESIDENTS ANGRY THAT WALMART IS CLOSING 1986 STORE. “We need to call Walmart to the table. I think Walmart owes the community an explanation,” says

WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE ON TOP OF A HOME DEPOT? Absurd, but HD has a contract to build on land on a railway line

FOR 7 YEARS AMAZON HAS BATTLED 8 SOUTH AMERICAN NATIONS OVER THE DOMAIN NAME .amazon. The company says it respects the “people, culture, history… of

MOVE ON IS CIRCULATING A PETITION TO TELL TARGET TO “CLEAN UP ITS ACT” & STOP SELLING THE WEED KILLER ROUNDUP, linked to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

SEARS SUES FORMER CEO FOR TRANSFERRING $2 BILLION IN ASSETS TO HIMSELF & OTHER SEARS SHAREHOLDERS. Former CEO Ed Lampert says claims are “fanciful.” Sad

USDA ASKS WALMART & AMAZON TO TEST GROCERY ORDERING ONLINE WITH FOOD STAMPS. 2 year pilot in N.Y. Fine concept—but couldn’t they find some smaller

TARGET TO SELL HOME MEDICAL TESTS FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES in 1,600 stores, partnering with Austin-based EverlyWell: “None of our tests are intended to be

BLOCKING THE TRUCKS:”Stop & Shop has been keeping its stores open with managers and temporary staff, but in solidarity with the strikers, many unionized truck

AMAZON COULDN’T SCALE THE GREAT WALL IN CHINA, CLOSING SOME WAREHOUSES. 15 years ago, AMZN bought a Chinese online platform for $75 M, but soon

DON’T BREAK UP AMAZON SAYS BETO O’ROURKE: Get FTC to scrutinize smaller businesses that “fly under the radar… further reviews of mergers & acquisitions…sometimes at