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“RETAIL POWER BUYERS [like WMT]use their immense economic power to pressure suppliers into prioritizing their shipments over other retail customers while extracting concessions on wholesale

“IF ENOUGH PEOPLE SHOP LOCAL, support small businesses, & stop clicking “add to cart” on Amazon over the next two months, we can pressure the

WMT ANNOUNCES FIRST DRIVERLESS TRUCK DELIVERIES from a warehouse to a store. We won’t need drivers, pilots or ship captains. Just logistics robots to unload

THE SEAWEED SOLUTION. The Bezos Earth Fund says “large scale seaweed farming could deliver transformational climate benefits.” Buy Sugar Kelp stock! Our programs – Bezos

BEZOS HAS SOLD $9 B WORTH OF AMZN STOCK THIS YEAR. Some of these funds will support the “Bezos Earth Fund” to restore nature &

3 MONTHS AGO HOME DEPOT SAID IT WOULD BUILD 150 WAREHOUSES, like this 417,600 sf box in Rosemount, MN. Mayor calls it a “wonderful contributor

POLICE IN EAST CHARLOTTE, NC SHOT & KILLED A MAN IN A WMT PARKING LOT. The officers were placed on paid administrative leave during the

KROGER WILL DELIVER YOUR GROCERIES IN 2 HOURS IF YOU BUY A MIN. ORDER OF $35 & HAVE A $99 MEMBERSHIP IN “BOOST KROGER PLUS.”

GIANT EAGLE & CIRCLE K NOW USE “GRABANGO” FOR FRICTIONLESS SHOPPING. Like AMZN’S “Just walk out” technology. “Instead of wasting time in line, you’ll gain

54% OF CONSUMERS SAY “ULTRA-FAST” (WITHIN 1 HOUR) GROCERY DELIVERY “is important to them.” For most other product categories speed is not so critical. Pampered

NAILED: IN FTC SETTLEMENT, AMZN PAYS ITS FLEX DRIVERS $61.7 M “AFTER ALLEGEDLY STEALING THEIR TIPS…AMZN used the money itself” for 3 years. Amazon begins

ELTON JOHN APPARENTLY NEEDS MORE MONEY, and he had a “vision” of how to get it. He’s selling a new line of eye glasses exclusively

“WMT HAS A LITTLE OVER 20 HEALTH CENTERS…but the rollout has been slow as many top leaders behind the effort have departed.” WMT should stick

“HELLOFRESH WORKERS ARE ORGANIZING A UNION to make their jobs safer & more sustainable at the largest meal-kit company in the United States.” Sign this

AFTER THE CAMPAIGN, THE LAWNSIGNS ARE COLLECTED, AND 13 HOURS STRAIGHT WAVING AT INCOMING VOTERS IS OVER. My thanks to everyone who waded through all

YOU HAVE ONLY 6 HOURS LEFT TO VOTE IN GREENFIELD’S ELECTION. I’ve been standing at the corner of Kent Ave and Silver St for the

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO GET A BIG TURN OUT AT THE POLLS! Read more on Facebook

GREENFIELD VOTES TUESDAY, NOV.2nd. The Greenfield Recorder endorsed a No on 1 vote on 10/29. Read more on Facebook

YOU SHOULD BUY THIS $69 TABLET AT WMT—not because it’s a good product and won’t fall apart—but because Digital Trends will make a commission when

ANOTHER REASON TO TURN OFF NETFLIX: WMT’s new online Netflix hub “serves as the largest dedicated online shopping platform for Netflix merchandise.” Netflix’s 1st digital

“LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS” “After careful consideration, the Greenfield Recorder says No to Question one…the only votes being protected are the ones made

HERE’S WHAT I WROTE SIX MONTHS AGO, BEFORE THERE WAS A QUESTION ONE: “Lawmakers don’t like it [referendums], citizens do like it, “ the director

35% OF RESTAURANT WORKERS SUFFER “WAGE THEFT”—tips they never got on top of sub-minimum wages. 2.4 M servers lost $8 B in wages. Sign petition

WALMART, WITH ONE OF THE DIRTIEST GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE WORLD, is now bragging about going plastic bagless: “WMT customers have a deep desire

ONLY 1 in 10 AMERICAN WORKERS TODAY ARE PROTECTED BY A UNION. “68% of Americans support unions, up notably from a decade ago.” Worker activism

WALMART KILLS ITS XMAS FREE LAYAWAY PLAN & REPLACES IT WITH A LENDER WHO CHARGES UP TO 30% APR! Ruining Xmas for the poor. Walmart

“LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS” “After careful consideration, the Greenfield Recorder says No to Question one…the only votes being protected are the ones made

HAS AMZN BOUGHT ITS WAY OUT OF SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION? They “invested in people, aircraft, ships, & buildings,” 85 cargo planes, 800 delivery stations, 50%

LANCASTER, MA DEFEATED A WMT IN 2007, NOW TARGET WANTS TO BUILD A 1.2 M SF WAREHOUSE 6.5 times larger than the WMT. Developer wants

“IF WE WANT TO PLAY A ROLE IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE, THIS IS OUR CHANCE. I HOPE YOUR NO VOTE ON QUESTION 1 SENDS A CLEAR

WMT IS TESTING AN APP CALLED “TEXT TO SHOP “ THAT ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO TEXT THEIR SHOPPING LIST TO WMT. “Hey, Siri, can you switch

FOR THE 2ND. YEAR IN A ROW, WALMART WORKERS WILL NOT HAVE TO WORK ON THANKSGIVING. “We hope everyone will take the opportunity to be

SEEKING ALPHA SAYS WALMART + (THEIR VERSION OF AMZN PRIME), HAS HIT 10 M MEMBERS, but Deutsche Bank estimated WMT had 32 M subscribers a

“IN OUR CURRENT GOVERNMENT, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LEFT OUT…THIS MEANS THE CITY IS RUN BY INSIDERS. Therefore I am voting no on Question

“IT STRIKES ME THAT WE ARE SOMEWHAT OUT OF STEP with what is going on across the country, where voices are being raised to expand

ACCORDING TO PITNEY BOWES, UPS & FEDEX LOST PARCEL VOLUME & REVENUE TO AMZN. Package delivery is a $171 B industry. The ave. American sent

PANDEMIC-DRIVEN, GROCERY SALES ONLINE WILL RISE FROM 9.5% OF TOTAL GROCERY SALES TODAY to 20.5% by 2026. Most shoppers prefer pickup at store to home

STOCK ANALYSTS PREDICT PROFIT DROPS FOR AMZN DUE TO HIGHER LABOR COSTS AND SUPPLY CHAIN KINKS. But it will be far worse for the little

AMZN’S SYSTEM FOR HANDLING PAID & UNPAID LEAVE FOR WORKERS IS A “KNOT OF PROBLEMS..a patchwork of software from a variety of companies…that do not

IN 2013, CITIZENS IN TARPON SPRINGS,FL. KILLED A WMT ON 74 ACRES OF LAND IN A COASTAL HAZARD AREA. 8 years later a developer wants

WMT OFFERS A $20 GIFT CARD TO CUSTOMERS WHO RETURN A ROOM FRESHENER THAT COULD KILL THEM. Rare & dangerous bacteria in exchange for a

AMZN SAYS ITS MARKETPLACE HAS SMALL BIZ SELLERS THAT “ARE DOING GREAT.” “But I don’t know why or how, or what is causing it, because

“I SERVED FOR 20 YEARS ON THE CITY COUNCIL, in that time I voted on thousands of measures. Of those only two were subsequently sent

AMZN SAYS ITS MARKETPLACE HAS SMALL BIZ SELLERS THAT “ARE DOING GREAT.” “But I don’t know why or how, or what is causing it, because

“AMZN LED THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM” for home delivery. “Prime removed the need to consolidate orders,” so you could choose any single “random thing”

KEN LANGONE & BERNIE MARCUS, an investor and a former CEO of Home Depot, have already donated $20,000 to Nikki Haley’s PAC. If she decides