Showing posts with label Wal-Mart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wal-Mart. Show all posts
Friday, March 02, 2018

Wealthy blithering idiot David Jones Sr. knows "a pit of mediocrity" when he sees it -- most often in the morning while shaving.

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Times like these are when I usually suggest eating the rich, but I’m not sure the vindaloo sauce is strong enough to make the rich remote...
Wednesday, November 01, 2017

Strong Towns Week: A hat trick by Marohn (autocentrism's cost, invasive semi-trailers and insidious Wal-Mart).

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I'm a member of Strong Towns , and suggest you take advantage of this week's "greatest hits" output ... This week, w...
Saturday, March 07, 2015

Dunman: "Development without preservation isn’t a risk worth taking."

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If Louisville is ranked the 11th-poorest city in the country, what does it say about a place like New Albany, which for decades has happ...
Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Invasive species, Volume the Infinity: "Walmart proves once again the rules don’t apply to them."

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Maybe Joe Dunman can move to New Albany and be mayor? Joe Dunman: Walmart proves once again the rules don’t apply to them ( Insider Louis...
Sunday, December 21, 2014

Big box dry humping in Sellersburg: In TIF poker, does a major unnamed retailer trump a minor named retailer?

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Geez, this one's so breathless I could have sworn it was a banner at Insider Louisville . It appears these professional, rotating d...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

It's enough to give you an apartment complex, or not.

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I have an idea for the embittered developer Thieneman : C'mon, cheer up! Isn't it about time for the Wal-Mart on Grant Line to thr...
Friday, January 24, 2014

Embittered Knobs developer Thieneman succinctly encapsulates community spirit.

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Being rejected by the county sprawl commission is a headline itself, but Don Thieneman takes it to a whole new level: “It’s disappointing...
Saturday, November 30, 2013

Millions of zombie shoppers can't be wrong: Thanksgiving retailing and the intrusion of consumerism.

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I'm unsure what can be done when the sheep willingly embrace the instruments of their prospective slaughter. Protests mark Black Frid...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Today's reading for CM Blair: "Wal-Mart: An economic cancer on our cities."

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You can lead a banker to information, but you can't always make him read. Let's hope this is an exception. Scott: When you're f...
Sunday, February 24, 2013

Kunstler: "There will be no new chain store brands to replace the dying ones. That phase of our history is over."

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Here's another commentary you'll not be reading at the "local" chain newspaper. The Era of Giant Chain Stores Is Over -...
Friday, November 23, 2012

Plaid Friday 3: "Americans have chosen cheap ... (and) it's led to a cycle of impoverishment."

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Something to consider while you're standing in line. Who's Really to Blame for the Wal-Mart Strikes? The American Consumer , by J...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

"Stand with Striking Wal-Mart Workers."

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At The Nation : Josh Eidelson: The True Power of Walmart Workers As shoppers battle for discounted flat-screen TVs this Black Friday, W...
Friday, November 16, 2012

Rock on: "America’s biggest retailer may be in for an unexpectedly painful holiday season."

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The Hostess Twinkie extinction stories are mere empty calories compared with the real action.  Bloomberg Businessweek provides the overview...
Wednesday, July 04, 2012

"Wal-Mart: 50 Years of Gutting America's Middle Class."

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Photo from the article, courtesy of the documentary, 'Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price'. What better choice for reading on ...
Saturday, November 26, 2011

Still too a high a cost of low price.

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Shift happens, but it's about more than rerouting monetary allocations. It's about shifting attitudes, perspectives and priorities. ...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Wal-Mart repelled in Saranac Lake, NY: “This is more authentic capitalism.”

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Capitalism as a model for empowering community rather than promoting exploitation via the Wal-Mart way? Sounds suspicious to me. A Town Crea...
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Saturday, August 02, 2008

Degeneracy redefined: McCain, Wal-Mart slime Obama.

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There is a certain satisfaction to be derived from the public meltdown of your ideological enemies, whether they’re John McCain’s slew of qu...
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