WALMART WORKER GROUP WINS RIGHT TO WEAR UNION INSIGNIA ON CLOTHES AND TO HOLD PEACEFUL PROTESTS After years of protesting, the group OUR Walmart has
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THE SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE BALLOT QUESTION IS NOW READY TO SIGN! if you live in Rep Paul Mark’s or Steve Kulik’s District you can
AMAZON IS RIGHT ON FLIPKART’S TAIL—SO WALMART’S INVESTMENT IS NO SURE THING. In 2017, FlipKart had 35,7% of India’s ecommerce sales, compared to nearly 40%
HERE’S THE REAL WINNER OF THE WALMART DEAL WITH THE INDIAN E-COMMERCE RETAILER FLIPKART. A little known Japanese company named SoftBank which invested in FlupKart
AMAZON PROTESTS PROPOSED PAYROLL TAX IN SEATTLE BY HALTING CONSTRUCTION ON ITS LATEST SKYSCRAPER. Tax would only affect companies making $20 M in profits, and
FORBES THINKS IT KNOWS WHY WALMART FAILED IN GERMANY, KOREA, BRAZIL AND EBGLAND: these countries didn’t have enough space to fit alAmerican merchandise. Or maybe
HOME DEPOT ASKS ITS SUPPLIERS TO DROP 9 CHEMICALS FROM ITS HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS. Trying to clean up its image, Home Depot last year got a
WANT 10% OFF WHOLE FOODS PRICES? Just join Amazon Prime for $119 a year. You’d have to buy $1,190 worth of food just to make
THE MEDIA IS OBSESSED WITH WHICH GIANT WILL WIN CONTROL OVER INDIAN E-COMMERCE. Walmart has made a bid, Amazon has made a bid. Both are
I SWEAR THIS ARTICLE WAS DICTATED BY WALMART. ITS A TOTAL PUFF PIECE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY. This company has a supply chain that uses dirty ships
WALMART’S INTERNATIONAL SALES HAVE STALLED 12 years ago Walmart bailed out of Germany and South Korea. Since 2015 international sales have fallen by -13%. Now
AMERICA WAS NEVER WHITE. WE HAD TO DESTROY THE NATIVE AMERICANS, IMPORT BLACK AFRICANS, EXPLOIT LATINOS, AND SEGREGATE ASIANS. WHY WOULD ANYONE WANTVTO DO THATVAGAIN?
PITTSBURG PROTESTERS WANT NO PART OF AMAZON HQ2 IN THEIR CITY. Amazon gentrification will create a crisis in affordable housing: https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/community-groups-say-amazon-hq2-has-no-home-in-pgh/738871752 Read more on Facebook
ITS OFFICIAL: WALMART, ASDA AND SAINSBURY WILL ALL MERGE IF REGULATORS APPROVE, with Walmart controlling 42% of the shares. The merger makes the largest grocer
WALMART’S MISTAKES IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS: 0ver the years, Walmart has made a series of bad deals in places like Britain, Brazil, India and China.
WHO IS THE WORLD’S RICHEST PERSON WITH A FORTUNE VALUED AT $130.2 BILLION? Hint: He started off selling books from his garage: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2018/04/27/jeff-bezos-fortune-gains-9-billion-in-two-days-as-amazon-continues-to-soar/#11480ae22876 Read more
WALMART SUED BY FEDERAL AGENCY FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST DISABLED WORKER. The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission has filed a lawsuit against WMT in the case of
WALMART GOBBLES UP MORE GROCERY MARKET SHARE IN BRITAIN Walmart is expected to announce next week its merger with the UK’s second largest grocer, Sainesbury,
AMAZON COST FOR PRIME RISES 20% ON MAY 11 A new Prime subscription will cost $119 a year, up from $99. Huge revenue boost for
WALMART DEAL WITH HUMANA COULD BRING MORE PEOPLE TO STORES THAT ARE SEEING FEWER SHOPPERS The same reason CVS is partnering with Aetna, or Albertson’s
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.