http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/walmart/ en-us Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:41:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101660/posts A doll some are claiming utters pro-Islam and even satanic messages has outraged parents in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. People insist they can hear Fisher-Price's "Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Cuddle and Coo" mumbling "Islam is the light" and "Satan is king," according to KJRH.com and MyFOXKC.com. "There's no markings on the box to indicate there's anything Islamic about this doll," said Gary Rofkahr of Owasso, Okla., who was at work when another man brought the toy in to show his colleagues. Rofkahr said he found various versions of the doll at local Target and Wal-Mart stores, which have since pulled... foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101660/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:41:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099589/posts No Account Minimum, No Inactivity fees, Invest Any Amount • Select from our list of over 7,000 stocks and ETFs • Schedule investments on a weekly, biweekly or monthly basis • Invest any dollar amount on Tuesdays exclusively online Investment and funding instructions can be edited up to 5 p.m. (ET) on the Monday before your purchase. Real-time trade fees apply to all sales. Wal-Mart.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099589/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:35:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083282/posts In the current economic situation, it was to be expected for Wal-Mart (WMT) to thrive. It has always offered the lowest prices in groceries and other basic goods. Yet, in the good times, many consumers would refuse to shop at Wal-Mart for issues ranging from convenience all the way to, very simply, status. In the face of rising prices and economic uncertainty, those issues are mostly gone for a good chunk of the population. Consumers will do whatever is necessary to stretch their paychecks. Consequently, Wal-Mart has been able to report sales growth quarter after quarter for over a year... Seeking Alpha http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083282/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:38:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078782/posts Can Obama Win Back Wal-Mart Moms?Tuesday, Sep. 09, 2008 By KAREN TUMULTY / WASHINGTON **SNIP** The women that pollsters are watching most closely this year are different in some ways from their "soccer mom" and "security mom" sisters of those earlier election cycles. For one thing, they are slightly older than soccer moms (in their 40s and 50s) and are juggling another set of problems — how to pay for college for their kids, and how to take care of their elderly parents. They are also less upscale. Lacking college degrees, they are more likely to be feeling the brunt... Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078782/posts#comment Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:40:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070280/posts EAST STROUDSBURG - It's a night time shopper's nightmare. You buy groceries, go to your car, and someone tries to rob you at gunpoint. Police say Joshua Eastman, 28, of East Stroudsburg was unloading groceries at his car shortly before 12:45 a.m. today when Reneau Jean Jacques, 17, of 77 Symphony Circle, East Stroudsburg, pointed a handgun at him and demanded that he hand over his money. Wal-Mart shopper says, 'It's not safe in East Stroudsburg any more.' More than 10,000 Monroe residents permitted to carry concealed gun Pocono Thursday: Shootout at Wal-Mart; Poconos Crime Tracker Eastman looked around for... pocono record http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070280/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:10:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068815/posts Two years ago, retail giant Wal-Mart created a stir when it announced it was moving into the organic foods market. Today, the nation's top grocery seller is highlighting its purchases of "locally grown" produce. While the company is touting the community benefits, buying local produce is also a way to cut the company's growing fuel costs. Wal-Mart says partnerships with local farmers have grown 50 percent over the past two years — not just in California, but in Wal-Mart stores across the country. This year, it plans to buy about $400 million worth of locally grown produce. Tiffany Moffatt, a... NPR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068815/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:01:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064427/posts But says not telling employees how to vote. Presidential hopeful Obama backs a bill that would make it easier for workers to join a union Reuters Published: Saturday, August 02 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said yesterday it has warned U.S. store managers in recent weeks about the possible consequences of a labour-friendly bill backed by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama that would make it easier for workers to form unions. MONTREAL GAZETTE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064427/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:51:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2064424/posts Beyond the scores of angry fans that are protesting Warner Brothers' decision to delay the release of the sixth Harry Potter movie, is the untold story of retailers scrambling to deal with the merchandising fallout from the announcement. The most notable fallout is occurring in regards to the release of ... Accio DA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2064424/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:42:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064230/posts Walt Neidlinger spent years trying to keep a Wal-Mart-anchored shopping complex from being built near his Wind Gap home. The traffic would have been suffocating for their little community, neighbors argued, so when the massive retailer and its partners packed up their plans and left Plainfield Township last year, Neidlinger was ecstatic. He figured he'd wait for the next plan to come along and remembers thinking, ''What could be worse than Wal-Mart?'' Over the past year, Neidlinger says, he's gotten an answer: RPM Recycling -- the metal-shredding plant on the same land -- causes daily noise that sounds like a... morningcall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064230/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:18:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063218/posts In a masterpiece of cynicism, American labor unions have come up with a scheme to bypass those federally supervised, secret ballot elections they keep losing ... and dubbed it the "Employee Free Choice Act"! What the unions want is for their organizers to be able to corner workers when they're alone -- in a break room, in the darkened company parking lot -- and "convince" them to sign a card saying they want to be represented by the union. What the unions need to make this scheme work is a new federal law directing that -- once a majority of... Las Vegas Review-Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063218/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:40:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061938/posts The AFL-CIO and several union-friendly groups filed a formal complaint against Wal-Mart on Thursday, charging that the retail giant is pressuring employees to vote against Sen. Barack Obama. Citing a Wall Street Journal report, the complaint accuses Wal-Mart of pushing its workers to oppose Obama (D-Ill.), who supports a measure that would allow workers to form unions without a secret-ballot election. The complaint calls on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate whether Wal-Mart has broken federal election laws. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) opposes the bill, called the Employee Free Choice Act. Among the groups filing the... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061938/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:46:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061755/posts NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted a 17 percent increase in second-quarter profit Thursday and raised its full-year earnings forecast, helped by cost cuts and a renewed focus on low prices that is attracting financially squeezed shoppers around the world. But the world’s largest retailer predicted slower sales growth at its established stores for the current quarter, saying it is seeing some volatility as customers find it difficult to stretch their paycheck to the next payday. The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer said it earned $3.45 billion, or 87 cents per share, in the quarter ended July 31, up from $2.95... pMSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061755/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:11:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054904/posts NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday it has held meetings with U.S. store managers warning them of issues that could arise if Democrats win power and pass a law that would make it easier for workers to unionize, but stressed it was not telling workers how to vote. Wal-Mart opposes proposed legislation called the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it easier for workers to unionize by signing a card rather than holding a vote. "We believe EFCA is a bad bill and we have been on record as opposing it for some time," Wal-Mart... Yahooooo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054904/posts#comment Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:10:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054713/posts Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November, they'll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies -- including Wal-Mart. In recent weeks, thousands of Wal-Mart store managers and department heads have been summoned to mandatory meetings at which the retailer stresses the downside for workers if stores were to be unionized. According to about a dozen Wal-Mart employees who attended such meetings in seven states, Wal-Mart executives claim that employees at unionized stores would have to pay hefty union... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054713/posts#comment Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:53:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2052788/posts Recently I saw two movies that attacked the controversial Wal-mart department store. A PBS documentary called Is Wal-Mart good for America? And Wal-Mart the high cost of low price an independent movie about Wal-mart and the Walton family. I also visited wakeupwalmart.com for more info this article is a refutation on most of the BS that appeared on the two documentaries. First of all we need to ask ourselves why "Wal-Mart is under ferocious attack by the left?" Wal-Mart delivers well on its promise of low prices to Americans. Being a resident of one of the poorest and liberal states... mainestategop http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2052788/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:10:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2049961/posts Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is installing software which monitors diversity in all law firms it uses, regularly and just-in-time. Those firms falling short of Wal-Mart's diversity target numbers will be terminated. That move by Wal-Mart, which sets policy for how global supply chains are managed, will in itself radically change the composition of law firms - and eventually law schools. Law and More http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2049961/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:06:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045444/posts Man bitten by Walmart rattlesnake From correspondents in Miami July 08, 2008 09:33amA POSIONOUS rattlesnake hidden among leafy plants in the garden section of a Walmart store in Florida sprang out and bit a man who was shopping there. The man was taken to hospital after the 30cm pygmy rattlesnake bit him in the right hand while he was looking at the plants at the store in Pembroke Pines, Florida, about 50km north of Miami. "This is an isolated incident and we're taking precautions to make sure that it doesn't happen again," said Walmart spokeswoman Ashley Hardie. "To ensure the... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045444/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:28:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044942/posts The recent news that Wal-Mart is planning to buy more locally sourced food could be seen as a marketing ploy by the world's largest retailer. But Wal-Mart's decision to buy local will undoubtedly have an effect on American agriculture, just because of the scope of the giant corporation. The company expects to source about $400 million in locally grown produce from U.S. farmers in 2008. Wal-Mart officials announced July 1 that they intend to buy more local fruits and vegetables to keep produce prices down and provide affordable selections that are fresh and healthful. A news release said Wal-Mart's partnership... Country Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044942/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:38:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043286/posts ARLINGTON — Police are looking for two men accused of kidnapping a woman from a south Arlington Wal-Mart on Tuesday and then robbing her at gunpoint. The 51-year-old victim was shopping at the Supercenter at 4801 S. Cooper St. about 3 p.m. when she was approached by two men, one of whom asked her for change, police said Wednesday. Surveillance images show the men leaving the store at the same time as the victim. In the parking lot, she approached their vehicle to answer a question, and the men forced her into a silver or gray four-door car, police said.... The Fort Worth Star-Telegram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043286/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:37:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042411/posts Customers ask Wal-Mart stores to remove book Beloved by Mexicans for his dim wits, street smarts and playful disposition, long-running comic book character Memín Pinguín — a little black boy whose face resembles a monkey — is at it again. His zany adventures chronicled in a hugely popular book series for decades are up for sale at your neighborhood Wal-Mart store in the Libros en Español section, right next to the store's cadre of African-American books. The latest issue: Memín para presidente. By Shawnedria McGinty's American standards, the image was shocking. The African-American woman who was shopping at the store... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042411/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:11:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042250/posts MIAMI, US - A POISONOUS rattlesnake hidden among leafy plants in the garden section of US retail giant Walmart sprung out and bit a man who was shopping there, a company spokeswoman said on Monday. The man was hospitalised after the 30-centimeter pygmy rattlesnake bit him in the right hand while he was perusing the plants at the store in Pembroke Pines, Florida, about 50 kilometers north of Miami. 'This is an isolated incident and we're taking precautions to make sure that it doesn't happen again,' Walmart spokeswoman Ms Ashley Hardie said. 'To ensure the well-being of our customers, we... Asia One http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042250/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 05:49:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2038966/posts A High Point pastor faces misdemeanor charges after being accused of soliciting sex online. Randleman police said they arrested Otis Durham outside the Wal-Mart here at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Durham, 55, is pastor of the Sandy Ridge United Methodist Church in High Point. He was charged with solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of crimes against nature and is free on a $1,000 bond. Det. R.K. Hardy said today that a Randleman woman contacted police Friday after getting an unwanted sexual solicitation online. Hardy said he posed online as the woman and arranged for a time and place to meet the... news record http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2038966/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 03:34:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038027/posts A Wal-Mart parking lot in Richland, Washington was the latest front-line in the battle against abortion-giant, Planned Parenthood. At the request of hundreds of pro-lifers, the store canceled an event in which Planned Parenthood would pass out information in the lot June 27. American Life League sent out a press release June 26 to pro-lifers across the country informing them of this latest Planned Parenthood encroachment into neighborhood retailers. "It's hard enough for parents to safeguard their children from Planned Parenthood's pervasive sexualized propaganda," said Marie Hahnenberg, a researcher with American Life League. "They shouldn't have to worry about exposing... American Life League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038027/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:27:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037146/posts White working-class voters typically aren't in vogue, with the political chatter tending to revolve around "soccer moms," the "youth vote" or other boutique demographic groups of the moment. But the late charge of Hillary Clinton's doomed presidential campaign made white working-class voters surprisingly fashionable. They'll stay that way if the important new book "Grand New Party," by two young writers for The Atlantic, Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam, has the impact on the political debate that it should. In an incisive analysis of the past 30 years of our politics, Douthat and Salam puncture self-comforting delusions of both the right... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037146/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:47:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2036458/posts Inside scoop … Shhhhhh … you did not hear it from me! I am not revealing the location to protect my source. When it is published by our local paper I will. Our local Wal-Mart called an employee (selected) meeting this evening to announce a change in scheduling and new procedures. It is expected that 9 employees will have their schedules drastically altered during the meeting. Law Enforcement Officers will arrive during the meeting and escort the 9 employees in handcuffs through the store to waiting vehicles. Or just out the back door, to avoid any kind of problems (law... Red_Devil 232 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2036458/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:07:32 GMT