Saturday, March 13, 2010
How Much is That Negative Stereotype on the Shelf?
Wal-mart sells black Barbie at reduced price:Conspiracy or inventory control?
Now, I'll be the first to admit that this is likely an inventory control measure and not some not-so-subtle racial slap by selling white Barbie at full price and black Barbie at half price.
But it sure looks bad on the shelves and it sure will send a message to little black girls who see that white Barbie is worth twice as much as black Barbie.
And that's not a message that should be sent to any child about any demographic.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
How About A Real Fine?
Now, I'll be the first to admit that this is likely an inventory control measure and not some not-so-subtle racial slap by selling white Barbie at full price and black Barbie at half price.
But it sure looks bad on the shelves and it sure will send a message to little black girls who see that white Barbie is worth twice as much as black Barbie.
And that's not a message that should be sent to any child about any demographic.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Del.icio.us It
Digg It!How About A Real Fine?
Walmart to Pay More Than $11.7 Million to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit which works out to a pretty pathetic 585 minutes of proft for Wal-Mart. Barely even a third of a day's lost profits for a business that routinely discriminates against all manner of people.
Wal-Mart makes $20,000 a minute in profit, each and every minute of each and every day. That equates to $10.3 billion a year.
This $11.7 million fine works out to 585 minutes of lost profit. There are 1440 minutes in a day.
Until Wal-Mart is hit with a fine that actually hurts them, they will continue to discriminate, exploit and otherwise misbehave. There is one thing big stupid evil corporations care about and that is their bottom line. Start to make an impact there and they'll straighten up and fly right damned fast.
Otherwise all of these lawsuits are nothing but pebbles in the way of a juggernaut.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
The Real Reason We Hate Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart makes $20,000 a minute in profit, each and every minute of each and every day. That equates to $10.3 billion a year.
This $11.7 million fine works out to 585 minutes of lost profit. There are 1440 minutes in a day.
Until Wal-Mart is hit with a fine that actually hurts them, they will continue to discriminate, exploit and otherwise misbehave. There is one thing big stupid evil corporations care about and that is their bottom line. Start to make an impact there and they'll straighten up and fly right damned fast.
Otherwise all of these lawsuits are nothing but pebbles in the way of a juggernaut.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
The Real Reason We Hate Wal-Mart
The Real Reason We Hate Wal-Mart
But we're supposed to forget about all of that because they are "going green". Yeah, no.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wal-Mart is Stupid Evil
In fact, it does not matter what Wal-Mart does. We will still hate it. Because our hatred for Wal-Mart is not, in fact, based on anything the company does; it is based on what the company is. It is a big box. A big, bland, concrete warehouse. It hurts us, the very vision of it. Wal-Mart comes into town and builds an ugly box and then all the regular little stores shut down, and all that is left is a big ugly box on the outskirts of town. And inside that box are bright, harsh lights and ugly Republican people and lots of NASCAR-branded items and a pervasive atmosphere of small-town hopelessness.But let's not gloss over their business practices, multiple exploitation and sexual harassment lawsuits and the river of money heading into China for often lead tainted pre-landfill junk.
But we're supposed to forget about all of that because they are "going green". Yeah, no.
Labels: greenwashing
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wal-Mart is Stupid Evil
Wal-Mart Using Fake Community Group to Manufacture Support which is to say that they hired a PR firm to make it look like there was a sincere Wal-Mart supporting community group in Chicago.
There isn't, its a fake and further demonstrates what little regard Wal-Mart has for honest relations in a community. They'd rather pay PR flacks to paint them a nicer picture than do anything to really improve the underlying company.
By hook or by crook, Wal-Mart intends on getting its way.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Wrongly Accused of Theft
There isn't, its a fake and further demonstrates what little regard Wal-Mart has for honest relations in a community. They'd rather pay PR flacks to paint them a nicer picture than do anything to really improve the underlying company.
By hook or by crook, Wal-Mart intends on getting its way.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Wrongly Accused of Theft
Local couple cries foul at Wal-Mart after they'd shopped, selected, purchased and paid for some stuff. They had exited the store with their things when three Wal-Mart employees and a plain clothes security guard blocked them.
They had to submit to being searched despite having receipts for everything they had. After finding no stolen merch on them, they let them go.
But still, you're going to do something as brazen as this without any hard proof? I'd make for damned sure to make a HUGE scene if someone wrongly accused me of stealing from them. And then I'd for damned sure sue the store, the Loss Prevention agent and anyone else I could.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Always Unlawful Detention. Always
They had to submit to being searched despite having receipts for everything they had. After finding no stolen merch on them, they let them go.
But still, you're going to do something as brazen as this without any hard proof? I'd make for damned sure to make a HUGE scene if someone wrongly accused me of stealing from them. And then I'd for damned sure sue the store, the Loss Prevention agent and anyone else I could.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Always Unlawful Detention. Always
Teens held for six hours at Barrhaven Walmart on bogus shoplifting suspicion. Two 14 year old girls held in a small room with two asshole security guards for six hours because it happened to occur on the same day a local constable was killed and the police were a little distracted.
These two girls were held for six hours with food or water, accused of shoplifting when they did not shoplift and, at the end of it all, when the cop that did arrive spent all of three minutes unraveling the mystery, Wal-Mart said Oops, sorry about that.
Why would anyone go shop at a place that treats its customers so callously? Are low prices worth being falsely accused and held against your will?
And, oh by the way, Target's prices are the same as Wal-Mart's, you're just tricked into thinking its less expensive because the stores look like hell. Its a double edged trick by Wal-Mart, they trick you into thinking you're shopping in a low end store which means low end prices AND Wa-Mart can get away with not having enough employees to staff the store as well as forcing those employees to work off the clock, through breaks and more.
Really, Wal-Mart's not evil, they're just driven by an insatiable urge for more money no matter the toll on people or the thick pipeline of US dollars going into China for lead tainted junk toys.
Sorry to get off on a rant-y tangent but it happens.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Walmart and Basic Rights to Privacy
These two girls were held for six hours with food or water, accused of shoplifting when they did not shoplift and, at the end of it all, when the cop that did arrive spent all of three minutes unraveling the mystery, Wal-Mart said Oops, sorry about that.
Why would anyone go shop at a place that treats its customers so callously? Are low prices worth being falsely accused and held against your will?
And, oh by the way, Target's prices are the same as Wal-Mart's, you're just tricked into thinking its less expensive because the stores look like hell. Its a double edged trick by Wal-Mart, they trick you into thinking you're shopping in a low end store which means low end prices AND Wa-Mart can get away with not having enough employees to staff the store as well as forcing those employees to work off the clock, through breaks and more.
Really, Wal-Mart's not evil, they're just driven by an insatiable urge for more money no matter the toll on people or the thick pipeline of US dollars going into China for lead tainted junk toys.
Sorry to get off on a rant-y tangent but it happens.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Walmart and Basic Rights to Privacy
Walmart Sued for Secret Bathroom Surveillance of both employees who they already treat like shit and customers who they tolerate but still belittle and abuse as much as possible, because they can usually get away with it.
Some brainiac thought video-taping people in a changing room/bathroom was a good way to cut down on theft but it also happens to be a great way to eliminate privacy altogether. And none of the people spied upon has been accused of any theft at all, this was all invasion of privacy without any reason to suspect any theft was actually taking place.
Walmart presumes the worst about its customers and employees and treats them accordingly. Which is to say, customers and employees are expendable in the never ending chase for every last dollar they can gather in.
Are low prices (which aren't even that low in reality) worth getting your ass videotaped and posted on the internet? I'm thinking no but apparently many, too many people have no problem with it.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Be A F%&ing Person: Walmart Won't Let Family Print Photos Of Dead Relative For Funeral
Some brainiac thought video-taping people in a changing room/bathroom was a good way to cut down on theft but it also happens to be a great way to eliminate privacy altogether. And none of the people spied upon has been accused of any theft at all, this was all invasion of privacy without any reason to suspect any theft was actually taking place.
Walmart presumes the worst about its customers and employees and treats them accordingly. Which is to say, customers and employees are expendable in the never ending chase for every last dollar they can gather in.
Are low prices (which aren't even that low in reality) worth getting your ass videotaped and posted on the internet? I'm thinking no but apparently many, too many people have no problem with it.
Labels: presumption, surveillance, violation
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Be A F%&ing Person: Walmart Won't Let Family Print Photos Of Dead Relative For Funeral
Be A F$%#ing Person: Walmart Won't Let Family Print Photos Of Dead Relative For Funeral citing copyright law.
Best bet, in this instance, would have been to use a self-service photo kiosk and do the printing without their assistance. Or, you know, to go to another store where employees don't invoke poorly understood laws arbitrarily.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Banned for Life for Doing Nothing Wrong
After the death of a relative, Mike put together a photo tribute for the funeral, in order to "remember the good times," he says. Only a Walmart cashier put a stop to his purchase. Here's what happened. Do you think Walmart was in the right?I think Wal-Mart is crazy to allow cashiers to determine copyright legality at the checkout. These are, generally, woefully ignorant people exercising a very, very poor understanding of a complex issue in copyright. But then, I tend to think that Wal-Mart is crazy and wrong to begin with.
Best bet, in this instance, would have been to use a self-service photo kiosk and do the printing without their assistance. Or, you know, to go to another store where employees don't invoke poorly understood laws arbitrarily.
Labels: copyright, insult to injury
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Banned for Life for Doing Nothing Wrong
Gay Couple Banned From Walmart Over Lighter Dispute in which they were, eventually, completely cleared of any wrong doing.
But, because they didn't immediately kow-tow to Wal-Mart security, they have been banned from ever entering the store again. Which seems more than a bit extreme but that's fine, two less people who will spend money at WallyWorld.
At the bottom of the article is a link to an interesting that wants to show you how to get permanently banned from every Wal-Mart around the world. Check out, Banned from Wal-Mart. I've already got a self-imposed ban so I'm not in any danger of accidentally shopping there.
Friday, November 06, 2009
Walmart's Misdeeds Round Up
But, because they didn't immediately kow-tow to Wal-Mart security, they have been banned from ever entering the store again. Which seems more than a bit extreme but that's fine, two less people who will spend money at WallyWorld.
At the bottom of the article is a link to an interesting that wants to show you how to get permanently banned from every Wal-Mart around the world. Check out, Banned from Wal-Mart. I've already got a self-imposed ban so I'm not in any danger of accidentally shopping there.
Friday, November 06, 2009
Walmart's Misdeeds Round Up
How's about a quick round up of Wal-Mart's latest and lamest?
Walmart Defends Sick Leave Policy Despite H1N1 Fears - basically, if you are sick and stay home then Wal-Mart will dock you a vacation day or just not pay you for your first day of being sick. Why yes, Wal-Mart does sound alot like a corporatized Ebeneezer Scrooge.
Walmart Will Pay Up To $85 Million To Settle Workers' Suit - until these lawsuits invert Wal-Mart's profit making, Wal-Mart will not change its ways. That is, the penalties are far less than what Wal-Mart earned by exploiting its workers. Make them lose money and the practice will stop. Pretty simple really.
That's about it for now, I'm sure I've missed other recent judgments against the exploitation behemoth but I had to do some cold Mark All Read cleaning out of my Google Reader feeds, it had become too stuff full. I'll get back on the Wal-Mart is Pure Evil bandwagon soon enough. Until then, shop anywhere but Wal-Mart if you possibly can. Supporting Wal-Mart is condoning their behaviour and abuse of workers, suppliers and localities they infest with their Big Box hell holes.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Even When Wal-Mart Loses, They Still Win
Walmart Defends Sick Leave Policy Despite H1N1 Fears - basically, if you are sick and stay home then Wal-Mart will dock you a vacation day or just not pay you for your first day of being sick. Why yes, Wal-Mart does sound alot like a corporatized Ebeneezer Scrooge.
Walmart Will Pay Up To $85 Million To Settle Workers' Suit - until these lawsuits invert Wal-Mart's profit making, Wal-Mart will not change its ways. That is, the penalties are far less than what Wal-Mart earned by exploiting its workers. Make them lose money and the practice will stop. Pretty simple really.
That's about it for now, I'm sure I've missed other recent judgments against the exploitation behemoth but I had to do some cold Mark All Read cleaning out of my Google Reader feeds, it had become too stuff full. I'll get back on the Wal-Mart is Pure Evil bandwagon soon enough. Until then, shop anywhere but Wal-Mart if you possibly can. Supporting Wal-Mart is condoning their behaviour and abuse of workers, suppliers and localities they infest with their Big Box hell holes.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Even When Wal-Mart Loses, They Still Win
Wal-Mart to settle wage lawsuit
Wal-Mart may lose this particular battle but they still win the war by pocketing ten, twenty or a hundred times the expense in "free" labor.
And Wal-Mart isn't going to change their core practices because they took a small hit in a long and protracted court case. At best they will make it harder to bring suits, they will window dress their activities to appear to comply, they will change nothing and, when the next lawsuit is brought, they'll drag it out for years and end up settling for a fraction of the damages they have done.
All the while continuing the exploitation. And profiting madly from it.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Suspected of Shoplifting at Walmart? You Might Get Beat to Death
In July, Wal-Mart agreed to pay between $77 million and $152 million, depending on the number of current and former workers who step forward. The settlement is 'probably the largest employment lawsuit settlement in history,' Furth said.Now, what do you think the odds are on Wal-Mart having made far, far more by exploiting these workers than they are going to get compensated back to them?
Each worker will receive a minimum of $75 and a maximum of $950, depending on the number of violations, Furth said.
Wal-Mart may lose this particular battle but they still win the war by pocketing ten, twenty or a hundred times the expense in "free" labor.
And Wal-Mart isn't going to change their core practices because they took a small hit in a long and protracted court case. At best they will make it harder to bring suits, they will window dress their activities to appear to comply, they will change nothing and, when the next lawsuit is brought, they'll drag it out for years and end up settling for a fraction of the damages they have done.
All the while continuing the exploitation. And profiting madly from it.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Suspected of Shoplifting at Walmart? You Might Get Beat to Death
Arrests over China Wal-Mart death in which five (5!) security guards beat a woman to death because she was suspected of shoplifting. Two of the five guards have been arrested and the other three are likely going to be arrested.
If convicted of murder, the guards do face the death penalty.
The 37 year old mother of a young son had her receipt in her pocket.
She spent three days in the hospital before eventually dying.
To say this is messed up is ridiculously extreme understatement.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Miramar Residents Defeat Wal-Mart
If convicted of murder, the guards do face the death penalty.
The 37 year old mother of a young son had her receipt in her pocket.
She spent three days in the hospital before eventually dying.
To say this is messed up is ridiculously extreme understatement.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Miramar Residents Defeat Wal-Mart
Miramar Residents Defeat Wal-Mart by working with a high-powered law firm, organizing neighborhood groups and not backing down.
People, it is possible to fight off Wal-Mart. But it is far easier to do so before they get their claws into your town. Fight them before they are established because once they are in, they are as tenacious as a foot fungus.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Wal-Mart Abusing Trademark Law
People, it is possible to fight off Wal-Mart. But it is far easier to do so before they get their claws into your town. Fight them before they are established because once they are in, they are as tenacious as a foot fungus.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Wal-Mart Abusing Trademark Law
Wal-Mart Abusing Trademark Law To Try To Shut Down Union Website
Friday, July 24, 2009
Wal-Mart settles suit for $35M
The latest such story (lawsuits against so-called "gripes" sites) takes place up in Canada, and rather than a traditional disgruntled customer or ex-employee, the gripes site in question is from a union. Michael Scott points TechDirt to the news that Wal-Mart is trying to shut down a union website using quite a creative interpretation of trademark law, to suggest it blocks out all sorts of stuff it does not:And in doing this, Wal-Mart draws alot more attention to the site and looks like a giant butthole in the process. Not to mention the fact that the website isn't violating any laws whatsoever, that Wal-Mart is using the threat of litigation to bully them and that union-busting is near and dear to the Wal-Mart Board (along with employee exploitation, supply chain strong-arming, sweat shop based clothing manufacturing, locality shifted medical expensing and likely dozens of other shifty, amoral and probably illegal business practices).
They want the court to order the union:
* to refrain from using the names Wal-Mart or Walmart as a trademark alone, or with other indicia, in any form or format
* not to use the expressions "Walmart Workers Canada" or "Union for Walmart Workers" in any form or format
* not to use the expression "Get respect. Live better." or any other expression which constitutes a play on Wal-Mart's trademarked slogan "Save money. Live better"
* not to use photos or images of WalMart employees or people purporting to be such employees
* not to use an oval, circular or semi-circular design similar to the Spark Design that includes spokes or figures in association with trademark Walmart in any form or format
* to take down the website www.walmartworkerscanada.ca
Labels: anti-union, exploitation, gripe site, legal bullying, trademark law
Friday, July 24, 2009
Wal-Mart settles suit for $35M
Wal-Mart, 88,000 Washington employees, settle suit for $35M. The complaint alleged that workers were denied meal and rest breaks as well as being forced to work off the clock.
Which is, as anyone who follows Walmart already knows, business as usual for the world's biggest company. They squeeze their bottom rung workers because they can get away with it most of the time.
It took the suit 8 years to be resolved and cost $10.5 million in lawyer fees which Walmart is also being ordered to pay. And $35 million is like 15 minutes of income for the behemoth so its hard to say they lost in this but it is yet another judgment against their codified and despicable work practices.
Walmart exploits their workers, supply chains and localities to deliver shareholder value. Not even the best prices on stuff, studies hahe shown that Target and Walmart have about the same pricing but that people think Walmart's prices are better because the stores look like hell. Weird pyschology at work there, eh?
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
WalMart Must Make Its Margins Somewhere
Which is, as anyone who follows Walmart already knows, business as usual for the world's biggest company. They squeeze their bottom rung workers because they can get away with it most of the time.
It took the suit 8 years to be resolved and cost $10.5 million in lawyer fees which Walmart is also being ordered to pay. And $35 million is like 15 minutes of income for the behemoth so its hard to say they lost in this but it is yet another judgment against their codified and despicable work practices.
Walmart exploits their workers, supply chains and localities to deliver shareholder value. Not even the best prices on stuff, studies hahe shown that Target and Walmart have about the same pricing but that people think Walmart's prices are better because the stores look like hell. Weird pyschology at work there, eh?
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
WalMart Must Make Its Margins Somewhere
Cheap WalMart Meds Supplied by Disreputable Indian Supplier that's been investigated by the FDA and DOJ. And the company has had its products banned from Canada!
So yeah, WalMart is offering cheap medication from a company with repeated violations for contamination, falsification of records and for submitting false info to the FDA.
You get what you pay for at WalMart and what you are paying for is crappy medication.
How disgusting and underhanded can one megacompany be? Stay tuned to find out.
Friday, May 29, 2009
I'm Sorry, What? Seven K for Enabling a Stomping Death?
So yeah, WalMart is offering cheap medication from a company with repeated violations for contamination, falsification of records and for submitting false info to the FDA.
You get what you pay for at WalMart and what you are paying for is crappy medication.
How disgusting and underhanded can one megacompany be? Stay tuned to find out.
Friday, May 29, 2009
I'm Sorry, What? Seven K for Enabling a Stomping Death?
Wal-Mart to be fined for poor planning that led to employee's death but the maximum fine is a mere $7k and Wal-Mart covers that fine in only 20 seconds of operation.
What's the message being sent here? The cost of a human life is 20 seconds of operation for Wal-Mart. That just makes me sad.
If Wal-Mart wanted to make some positive PR out of this then they'd pay 100 times the fine, acknowledge the horrific way this temp worker died and vow to never ever let it happen again.
But, since Wal-Mart is a soulless money sucking corporation, they will fight the fine, spend ten times the cost of the fine on their lawyers, garner even more bad publicity and move on to their next affront to human decency.
This is why I despise Wal-Mart and everything it stands for.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Green Day Stands Up to Wal-Mart
What's the message being sent here? The cost of a human life is 20 seconds of operation for Wal-Mart. That just makes me sad.
If Wal-Mart wanted to make some positive PR out of this then they'd pay 100 times the fine, acknowledge the horrific way this temp worker died and vow to never ever let it happen again.
But, since Wal-Mart is a soulless money sucking corporation, they will fight the fine, spend ten times the cost of the fine on their lawyers, garner even more bad publicity and move on to their next affront to human decency.
This is why I despise Wal-Mart and everything it stands for.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Green Day Stands Up to Wal-Mart
Green Day lashes out at Wal-Mart policy that wanted them to censor their music or Wal-Mart wouldn't stock their CD.
Green Day refused and Wal-Mart won't be selling their best selling "21st Centure Breakdown".
Good for Green Day, if more artists and producers refused to bow down to Wal-Mart's demands then Wal-Mart would be forced to change how they do business.
Good on Green Day! Makes me want to go out and buy their new album.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Wal-Mart Settles Race Bias Suit
Green Day refused and Wal-Mart won't be selling their best selling "21st Centure Breakdown".
Good for Green Day, if more artists and producers refused to bow down to Wal-Mart's demands then Wal-Mart would be forced to change how they do business.
Good on Green Day! Makes me want to go out and buy their new album.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Wal-Mart Settles Race Bias Suit
Wal-Mart Agrees To Pay $17.5 Million To Settle Race Bias Suit
Seems like they are getting off easy for a company philosophy of discrimination against black drivers for its trucks.
Yet another knock against the largest retailer on the planet. But hey, at least they are expanding their repertoire of douchebaggery. Usually its just forcing people to work through breaks and off the clock.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
The Boss Regrets Wal-Mart Deal
Seems like they are getting off easy for a company philosophy of discrimination against black drivers for its trucks.
Yet another knock against the largest retailer on the planet. But hey, at least they are expanding their repertoire of douchebaggery. Usually its just forcing people to work through breaks and off the clock.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
The Boss Regrets Wal-Mart Deal
Springsteen calls Wal-Mart deal a mistake because he's supposed to be all about worker rights and Wal-Mart has a long history of abusing those same rights.
Seems like The Boss let his greed get the best of him.
But at least Springsteen has come clean about it and drawn more attention to Wal-Mart's less than stellar business practices.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Another Shoplifter Sentenced to Death by Wal-Mart
Seems like The Boss let his greed get the best of him.
But at least Springsteen has come clean about it and drawn more attention to Wal-Mart's less than stellar business practices.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Another Shoplifter Sentenced to Death by Wal-Mart
I'm sure they didn't mean for Russell S. Palmer to die, but they held him down after he was suspected of shoplifting and he did die.
Another Shoplifter Death at Wal-Mart
From the Wal-Mart employee handbook:
"Great caution must be used in any shoplifting situation. If you suspect someone is shoplifting, maintain eye contact with the suspected shoplifter and notify a member of management. DO NOT, in any circumstance, accuse or try to apprehend a shoplifting suspect on your own. You may assist in the apprehension if directed to do so by a member of management or Loss Prevention."
And yet, two security guards and a bystander held Mr. Palmer down until he was dead.
I'm not condoning shoplifting by any stretch but I don't think he should have died for such a minor crime. Just another reason to avoid Wal-Mart like the retail plague it is.
Obama Won't Shop at Wal-Mart
Another Shoplifter Death at Wal-Mart
From the Wal-Mart employee handbook:
"Great caution must be used in any shoplifting situation. If you suspect someone is shoplifting, maintain eye contact with the suspected shoplifter and notify a member of management. DO NOT, in any circumstance, accuse or try to apprehend a shoplifting suspect on your own. You may assist in the apprehension if directed to do so by a member of management or Loss Prevention."
And yet, two security guards and a bystander held Mr. Palmer down until he was dead.
I'm not condoning shoplifting by any stretch but I don't think he should have died for such a minor crime. Just another reason to avoid Wal-Mart like the retail plague it is.
Labels: death, shoplifting
Obama Won't Shop at Wal-Mart
Barack Obama Doesn't Shop at Wal-Mart and neither should you.
His reasons? Wal-Mart is anti-union and treats its employees "shabbily". Works for me.
Note, if you shop at Wal-Mart because you have to because of economic constraints then I honestly have no issue with your doing so. It is when people of greater means that can afford to shop at less exploitative places of business that I have an issue. Studies have shown that Target's prices are as good or better than Wal-Mart but that people feel like Wal-Mart's prices are better because the stores are not as well kept (no lie, people equate lower prices with messier stores).
Friday, January 23, 2009
Some Crooked Big Box Stores Don't Want to Learn
His reasons? Wal-Mart is anti-union and treats its employees "shabbily". Works for me.
Note, if you shop at Wal-Mart because you have to because of economic constraints then I honestly have no issue with your doing so. It is when people of greater means that can afford to shop at less exploitative places of business that I have an issue. Studies have shown that Target's prices are as good or better than Wal-Mart but that people feel like Wal-Mart's prices are better because the stores are not as well kept (no lie, people equate lower prices with messier stores).
Labels: anti-union, exploitation, Obama
Friday, January 23, 2009
Some Crooked Big Box Stores Don't Want to Learn
Wal-Mart, after paying fine, still violating Ct tax laws by illegally refusing to refund sales taxes on returned items and then charging sales tax again on new sales.
If you do the one, you can't do the other, that's just honest and logical business.
In this case, the columnist had a key made that did not work, they tried to return it and got their money back minus the sales tax and then had to pay more sales tax on the new key that was made.
Nice (though unethical and illegal) way to pad the bottom line, Wally.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Waning momentum at Wal-Mart
If you do the one, you can't do the other, that's just honest and logical business.
In this case, the columnist had a key made that did not work, they tried to return it and got their money back minus the sales tax and then had to pay more sales tax on the new key that was made.
Nice (though unethical and illegal) way to pad the bottom line, Wally.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Waning momentum at Wal-Mart
Waning momentum at Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart is going to have its worst year in a long, long time. Sure, much of the rest of the market will also suffer but Wal-Mart has alot further to fall. And I'll be here, with my popcorn, watching.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Wal-Mart Spreads Like a Virus
Holy cats, this is both fascinating and frightening. This is a flash-based map showing how Wal-Marts have spread across the nation.
If you don't think the mega-retailer is a virus on the land then this just might change your mind.
“Sales were especially poor in discretionary items in general, at Sam’s Club, and in the International division, illustrating that even Wal-Mart is not immune to the economic slowdown. The incremental benefit it realized from consumer trade down in 2008 might not repeat itself in 2009,” Credit Suisse stated.
...
“Price increases, not unit growth, within the grocery and health and wellness categories drove the majority of Wal-Mart’s sales growth in 2008,” Credit Suisse stated in its research note.
Wal-Mart is going to have its worst year in a long, long time. Sure, much of the rest of the market will also suffer but Wal-Mart has alot further to fall. And I'll be here, with my popcorn, watching.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Wal-Mart Spreads Like a Virus
Holy cats, this is both fascinating and frightening. This is a flash-based map showing how Wal-Marts have spread across the nation.If you don't think the mega-retailer is a virus on the land then this just might change your mind.
Labels: virus, wal-mart, walmart