A scheduling snafu at a North Carolina Walmart led to the police being called to ask a group of veterans to leave the store on Sunday. [More]
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Community Not About To Let Walmart Sneak Into Spot Zoned For Residential Use
By 5.18.12
In the case of an Arkansas town situated near the Bentonville headquarters of Walmart, proximity has not made many hearts grow fonder. Citizens packed a recent meeting in Bella Vista to make themselves heard on the issue of rezoning a spot so a Walmart Neighborhood Market could ostensibly move in. [More]
Walmart Customer Goes In For Oil Change, Drives Away With 'Satanic Symbols' On Car
By 5.16.12
This could be the auto service equivalent of rude receipt messages. A woman in Texas says that a recent trip to Walmart for an oil change resulted in devilish markings being left behind on the underside of her vehicle. [More]
Alleged Customer Sues Over 2010 Racist Walmart PA Prank
By 5.16.12
Loyal Consumerist readers and retail-watchers may remember the 2010 incident in which a 16-year-old took over the PA system of a New Jersey Walmart and announced, “Attention Walmart customers: all black people must leave the store.” The prankster had done the same thing a few months before, and was charged with harassment and bias intimidation for each incident. Now, more than two years later, someone has filed a lawsuit against the store over the incident. He claims to have been in the store at the time of the prank, and that the incident led to “depression, anxiety, anger, loss of sleep and appetite, paranoia, and antisocial tendencies.” [More]
Rattlesnake Makes Terrible Walmart Greeter, Bites Customer
By 5.15.12
In a Walmart Garden Center, an outdoor area filled with plants, it’s not surprising that you might encounter some critters. Maybe a large bug, a moth, a frog, or even a grass snake. While shopping for mulch for his medical marijuana plants on Friday morning, a 47-year-old Washington state man reached down to pick up what he thought was a stick, and ended up rushed to the emergency room with a rattlesnake bite. [More]
California Pension Fund Sues Walmart Leaders Over Alleged Bribery Scandal
By 5.4.12
When you’ve got shareholders with a lot invested in your company, and you’re caught up in the midst of a bribery scandal, well, said shareholders might not be too happy. A California pension fund that holds more than 5.3 million shares of Walmart is none too pleased with the company and how it’s handled the alleged bribery situation in Mexico. [More]
Walmart's New "Pay With Cash" Online Option Still Means A Trip To The Store
By 4.26.12
What bribery scandal? It’s business as usual at Walmart, as the company gets around to rolling out its new “Pay With Cash” option for shopping online, which works a lot like ordering takeout — you select what you want on Walmart.com, then head to a bricks-and-mortar store to pick your stuff up and pay cash. [More]
Shareholder Sues Walmart Board Over Mexico Bribery Allegations
By 4.25.12
The fallout continues over WalmartMexicoGate, a term I just made up right now that will likely never be used again. A shareholder in the nation’s largest retailer has filed a lawsuit against the company’s board of directors over the bad press tied to allegations that Walmart spent millions of dollars bribing folks in Mexico. [More]
Report: Walmart Lobbied Aggressively Against Anti-Bribery Laws They May Have Violated
By 4.25.12
As every action Walmart has taken over the last few years is being picked apart in the aftermath of the New York Times story that alleges they used bribes to expand in Mexico and then covered up those bribes, lots of little interesting side stories are popping up. For example, a new report says Walmart was involved in lobbying aggressively against the very anti-bribery laws they are being investigated for violating. [More]
Report: Feds Targeting Walmart With Criminal Investigation In Wake Of Bribery Claims
By 4.24.12
A new report says the U.S. Justice Department is taking allegations of Walmart bribery in Mexico very seriously, and have started a criminal investigation. And just as that news hits comes a story that the company has created a Global Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Officer. Coincidence? We think not. [More]
We Are Shocked, Shocked That Walmart May Have Been Bribing People In Mexico
By 4.22.12
Hold the darn phone — Walmart has been indicated in a bribery scandal in which the company’s Mexican arm was bribing people to the tune of $24 million to obtain permits, and then attempted to cover up the whole scandal? We shan’t believe it. Ha! Just kidding. That makes total sense. [More]
Study Says The More Walmarts In The Area, The More Hate Groups There Are
By 4.13.12
This one’s sure to boil some blood over at Walmart headquarters: A new study says there’s a significant correlation between the amount of Walmart stores in an area and the number of hate groups existing in that same area. As the big-box stores proliferate, so do the groups. [More]
Can Bricks-And-Mortar Retailers Beat Amazon At The Pricing Game?
By 4.11.12
In recent years, retailers across the country have taken issue with Amazon and other online stores that don’t collect sales tax in most states, saying it gives e-tailers an unfair advantage and offers consumers an easy way to skirt their sales tax obligations. But recent studies show just how far apart prices at bricks-and-mortar stores — and their websites — are from what consumers will pay on Amazon. [More]
AT&T Caps Off Crappy Year With Third-Place Worst Company In America Finish
By 4.3.12
This sort of epitomizes the last 12 months for AT&T. First it attempted to leap-frog to the head of the wireless pack by swallowing T-Mobile whole, only to fail miserably after many months and at a cost of several billion dollars. Then it came tantalizingly close to vying for the coveted Worst Company In America Golden Poo trophy, only to be given the smack-down by a video game company. At least it won’t be leaving the tournament empty-handed. [More]
Worst Company In America Consolation Round: AT&T Vs. Walmart
By 4.2.12
As we announced on Friday, for the first time in Worst Company history, readers will have the chance to vote on a third-place finisher from between the two companies eliminated in the Semifinal round. This means that either Walmart or AT&T will end up being honored with the coveted Bronze Poo trophy. [More]
Third-Place Worst Company In America Winner To Be Honored With New Bronze Poo!
By 3.30.12
Last year, when Bank of America lost by the narrowest of margins to BP in the Final Death Match of the 2011 Worst Company In America tournament, we listened to readers who called for the creation of the first-ever Silver Poo trophy. That honor will remain in place for the 2012 tourney, and will be joined by a Bronze Poo for the company coming in third — or rather, “turd” — place. [More]
Worst Company In America Semifinals: Bank Of America Vs. Walmart
By 3.29.12
Once again, Bank of America is so close to holding the Golden Poo it can taste it. And only one obstacle remains in BofA’s path to another shot at the WCIA crown. Of course, that obstacle also happens to be the world’s largest retailer. [More]
Let's All Do A Slow Clap For Your Worst Company In America 2012 Semifinalists!
By 3.29.12
What began as good, clean fun between 32 bad businesses quickly devolved into something so violent and grotesque that it would make a great PG-13 movie featuring Lenny Kravitz in a small but pivotal role. And now, only four contenders for the Golden Poo remain, each with a worthy claim to the trophy. [More]
