Who is to blame when shoppers attack en masse? The store? The individual shoppers? The police? Two shoppers who say they were injured during the deadly Walmart Black Friday stampede in New York are suing the local police — claiming that they didn’t do enough to calm down the crowd minutes before the mob surged through the doors killing one employee.
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Walmart: You Cannot Buy This Lamp Anywhere, So Just Give Up
By 12.2.08
We love Walmart’s website. We really do. Here’s a nice lamp that you can’t buy. At all. Deal with it.
Mom Finds Scorpion In Bananas
By 12.1.08
A young mom found an Israeli Gold scorpion in a pile of bananas she picked up from ASDA, a UK supermarket chain owned by Walmart.
Wal-Mart Employee Trampled To Death As Mob Tears Doors Off Hinges
By 11.28.08
The New York Times is reporting that a temporary employee of a suburban New York Walmart was trampled to death when a throng of shoppers tore down the front doors of the store and surged inside.
By 11.21.08
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Readdress your gripes! Walmart will have a new CEO, Mike Duke, starting Feb. 1. [CNNMoney]
Sam's Club Lets You Swap Out RedRinged Xbox Hassle-Free
By 11.21.08
Virg’s Xbox360 got the dread Red Ring of Death. He bought it in Feb ’07, and it started failing this Nov ’08. He figured it would be months before he would get it back and expected to have to pay somewhere. Much to his surprise, Sam’s Club let him swap it out for a new one for free.
By 11.20.08
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According to the Boy Genius Report, Walmart will be offering the iPhone starting December 28th… which means that the new “most fun thing to say to people with iPhones” is now officially, “Hey, did you get that at Walmart?” [Boy Genius Report]
This Walmart Guard's Loss Prevention Strategy Includes Tackling
By 11.14.08
Joseph Gregorie, a (former?) Walmart loss prevention officer, is going to make sure nobody steals on his watch, especially not in this economic climate. After seeing a 58-year-old woman stuff several items in her tote bag and head for the exit, he introduced himself. She dropped the bag but continued to leave the store, so he “grabbed [her] in a bear-hug and threw her to the ground,” giving the woman a pretty impressive looking black eye in the process. They’ve both been arrested.
Shopper Takes Walmart To Court Over $2 And Wins $100
By 11.10.08
The Pennsylvania woman who makes a hobby out of taking retailers to court over pricing errors has struck again. This time Walmart was ordered to pay Mary Bach $100 for repeatedly failing to correct a $2 error.
Recession Watch: Walmart Up, Target Down
By 11.7.08
Walmart is winning the big box retail war it seems. They reported same-store October sales were up 2.4 percent versus October 2007. Target, however, lagged behind, with same store sales dropping 4.8%.
"High-End" Supermarket Wegmans Slashes Prices To Stay Competitive
By 11.7.08
Wegmans, an “upscale” grocery chain with stores in 5 Mid-Atlantic states, is cutting prices to stay competitive during the post-Wall-Street apocalypse.
Walmart Stores Begin Playing Christmas Music
By 11.4.08
Joel Sackey in San Antonio, TX reports that both his local Walmart and Sam’s Club, effective November 1st, have started playing Christmas music. (Photo: vidaarctique)
TVs Will Be Cheap, But Will Anyone Buy Them?
By 11.3.08
Everyone seems to agree– this year will be the year of the cheap big-screen tv. The only question remains… will anyone buy them?
Walmart Sells Lead-Tainted Facepaint For Kids
By 11.2.08
This facepaint for kids, sold by Walmart, contains lead. It says it right on the package. What the hell?! Maybe it’s the tubes that contain the lead, not the paint? Doesn’t sound right. Well, at least it doesn’t smear. Large version, inside.
Walmart: 6 "Disturbing Behaviors" Exhibited By Consumers
By 10.22.08
9 of 10 American families shop at Walmart at least once a year, says USAToday, which puts the retailer in an excellent position to tell us something about consumer behavior. So, what has Walmart been observing? “Disturbing behavior.”
Walmart Employee Hates New Trash Cans, Will Throw Yours If You Set It Near Him
By 10.17.08
Ricky had a bizarre run-in with “Larry” at his local Walmart, where he was shopping recently with his mother, who needed a new trash can. While Ricky browsed the automotive accessories counter, his mom did mom things in the silk flower department, and she left her new trash can next to Ricky’s leg while she wandered off. It turns out, you do not leave trash cans anywhere in Larry’s line of sight if you know what’s good for you.
Study: There Is All Kinds Of Nasty Crap In Your Bottled Water
By 10.15.08
A new study challenging the idea that bottled water is “purer” than tap water found a laundry list of nasty substances in major brand name water, and named two brands that exceeded California’s health standards.
Ultra Douche
By 10.14.08
Walmart appears to be having some difficulty matching images to products. Or, then again, maybe they’re not.
