A FORMER MARINE armed with a gun helped stop a 42 Y.O. man with a kitchen knife who stabbed 11 people in a Walmart in Michigan. Dangerous crimes everyday at Walmart! abcnews.go.com/US/walmart-sta…

PRODUCT RECALLS AT WMT affecting “household, toy, and children's products with hazards—such as tip-overs, ingestion of dangerous batteries, and fires—that could result in serious injuries or, in some cases, deaths.” To see list: corporate.walmart.com/recalls newsweek.com/walmart-produc…

“The People's Union USA is asking people to skip spending money with Walmart, Lowes and McDonald's all month. They also plan to boycott Amazon, Uber and Pepsi Co. in September.” Find a link to their demands here: clarionledger.com/story/news/202…

The “chief people officer” at WMT explains to the media what attributes she likes in a worker— and workers that will do things that keep them from getting ahead. She doesn’t like “Debbie Downers,” who are workers who want better wages, and a union. cnbc.com/amp/2025/07/30…

AMZN “seems to be navigating the tariffs and shifting trade policies better than Wall Street had feared.” Online sales grew 11% y.o.y…. the consumer remains healthy’ despite tariffs and economic uncertainty. Competitors spending more on AI than AMZN. cnbc.com/amp/2025/08/01…

A SHOOTING IN A WMT PARKING LOT IN LAWRENCE, IN. ON AUG 3rd sent a man to the hospital from an attempted robbery. Everyday crime, only at WMT. Man shot in parking lot of Walmart in Lawrence | wthr.com

FOR $279 HOME DEPOT will sell you a 6.5 ft. Grave & Bones Animated LED App Controlled “Ultra Skelly with LifeEyes”. For $20 more you can get a 12ft Skelly. More frightening: thousands of local hardware stores were financial reduced to a pile of bones. homedepot.com/b/Holiday-Deco…

AMZN BOUGHT THE PODCAST SHOW WONDERY IN 2021 FOR $300 MILLION, But now it is shifting “to more video-centric formats,” and 110 workers were fired….YouTube is the #1 place that podcasts are consumed.” fastcompany.com/91379778/amazo…

[DLBN] A 35-year-old WMT store in MN is closing, laying off 176 workers. Sam Walton once visited this store & bought 2 pairs of pants. Now the workers are losing their shirts. supermarketnews.com/store-closings…

ITS UNION-BUSTING REVIEW SEASON AT TRADER JOE’S: “union supporters are getting lower performance reviews, vague criticisms, and sudden disciplinary threats – all coming from managers with an axe to grind.” secure.actblue.com/donate/sh-tju-…

“The real culprits behind significant food waste are major corporations. WMT throws out tons upon tons of food every year, regular consumers foot the bill. The loss is factored into their operational costs, which determine the prices…” newsbreak.com/the-cool-down-…

ALDI’S claims it will save customers $100 M this summer by lowering prices on 400 items, plus “its quarter cart system,” and “skipping music in its stores, as ways it “cuts the fluff.” And sells no local products. thepacker.com/news/retail/al…

WMT has agreed to pay $5.6 M to settle a lawsuit alleging that the retail giant charged California customers prices that were higher than advertised.” WMT sold baked goods, produce and other prepared items, that weighed less than what their labels said. latimes.com/california/sto…

HEATED SOCKS AT WMT have been recalled over the risk they can cause burns.  Also sold at AMZN and HD. Federal safety officials issued the recall August 7. Just another way shoppers get “burned” by national retailers. the-sun.com/news/14933966/…

U.S. retailers such as WMT, AMZN, and TGT have reportedly halted orders from India because of the 25% tariff imposed by HRH Trump on Indian imports. , US retailers are refusing to pay the added costs, forcing Indian exporters to pause shipments. youtu.be/723fi7xkyBM?si…

3.5 B products are returned annually in the U.S. Many retailers find it cheaper to throw away returned items than to reprocess them, ending up in landfills, creating methane.. “Shop locally cuts shipping pollution,lets you see products before purchase.” yahoo.com/news/articles/… c

Bed Bath & Beyond has returned from the Beyond, with plans to convert another 75 stores into “Bed Bath & Beyond Home”. First store opening in Tennessee. seekingalpha.com/news/4482995-b…

10,000+ baby boomers reach retirement age every day. Trump has pushed out 7,000 Social Security experts and replaced them with a chatbot. Staff cuts, overwhelmed phone lines, Trump is hollowing out Social Security. actionnetwork.org/letters/save-t…

AMZN NOW OFFERING Same-Day Delivery in 1,000 areas, fresh grocery produce, dairy, meat & frozen foods from AMZN Fresh & Whole Foods. Orders over $25 are free, $2.99 for smaller orders. Uber is not happy.

SPACEX has launched another 24 satellites into orbit, for a total o 102 AMZN spacecraft in the last 4 months. A total of 3,200 low Earth orbit satellites are planned. Bezos dependent on MUSK. A billion Best Wishes on Mars!