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January 31, 2006
Wal-Mart to open two stores (in Jackson, Tenn.)
http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060131/NEWS01/601310307/1002/rss
Two new Supercenters are opening in Jackson, Tenn., and local residents couldn’t be happier. "It will save me a lot of money," said one fixed-income shopper. The stores will create 330 new jobs and provide new opportunities for experienced retail managers. A former assistant manager at a convenience store is thrilled to join Wal-Mart: "I am making at least 40 percent more here. It makes life a lot easier."
January 26, 2006
Thousands apply for jobs at new Wal-Mart (outside Chicago)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-walmart26.html
Nearly 25,000 people applied for 350 jobs at a new Wal-Mart located just outside the city limits of Chicago. So much for the preposterous claims that the retailer doesn’t pay enough or treat its workers well. City officials who had tried to bring the retailer inside the city limits only to be frustrated by union-backed pols could only shake their heads. Evergreen Park, not Chicago, will benefit from the $1 million in annual sales and property taxes generated by the store.
January 26, 2006
Wal-Mart opening angers Chicago officials
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060127/ap_on_bi_ge/wal_mart_chicago_1
Another story on the opening of the new Evergreen Park store, just outside Chicago. Don’t let the headline mislead you: officials were disappointed the new Wal-Mart wasn’t opening inside the city limits of Chicago. And check the pathetic response of a labor-funded critic to news that almost 25,000 Chicagoans applied to work at the new store.
January 23, 2006
Hey, Wal-Mart, a new case of Pampers is on the way
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20060124/tc_cmp/177102453
Another news story on Wal-Mart’s effective use of electronic tag technology to keep store shelves properly stocked and ready for customers.
January 20, 2006
Wal-Mart health bill sets mandate precedent
http://www.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2006/01/23/story8.html?from_rss=1
Analysis story about Maryland’s new Wal-Mart-specific health care regulation says all businesses should be worried about what might come next. According to one expert, the new law "is the first harbinger of greater government interference in what heretofore have been voluntary benefits." Says another: "It is amazing how generous Maryland’s legislators can be with other people’s money."
December 23, 2005
Churn Plagues Wal-Mart Labor Effort
http://tampatrib.com/Business/MGBHYT6UJHE.html
Parroting labor activists, this article blames employee turnover at Wal-Mart for a quasi-union’s utter failure to attract members. The reality is that the overwhelming majority of Wal-Mart employees are generally happy with their jobs and uninterested in unionizing
December 20, 2005
Pro-Wal-Mart Group Forms to Tout Benefits
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051220/ap_on_bi_ge/wal_mart_supporters_1
Another pro-Wal-Mart group, Working Families for Wal-Mart, is joining the fight to defend America's leading retailer against unfair attacks.
December 16, 2005
Bad Santa and Elves Upset Kids With Phony Gifts
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?
id=27277&cat=PR+Newswire&more=/pr_newswire/
A group of union protesters thought it would be cute to dress up like elves and start handing out empty boxes to children at a Florida Wal-Mart. Truly shameful.
December 15, 2005
Wal-Mart Viewed Favorably in Pew Survey
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051215-045308-4640r
In Americans continue to view Wal-Mart positively, with 81 percent of people living near a Wal-Mart saying it is a good place to shop.
December 9, 2005
Wal-Mart Statement on Union-Funded, “Where Would Jesus Shop?” Campaign
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/
12-09-2005/0004231308&EDATE
Wal-Mart’s company press release responding to an outrageous attack attempting to use Jesus to harm the company’s reputation.
December 9, 2005
Wal-Mart’s Holiday Treat Was Real Sweet
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/apps/
pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051209/OPINION03/512090347/1014
Letter to the Editor of Zanesville Times-Recorder tells story of local Wal-Mart handing out free sweet potatoes.
December 9, 2005
Wal-Mart Critics: Where Would Jesus Shop?
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/051209/wal_mart_jesus.html?.v=2
AP wire story about critics desperate, grotesque bid to enlist Jesus in their smear campaign against Wal-Mart.
December 8, 2005
Letter from Leaders of Faith
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=57842
The full text of the ugly open letter written by Wake Up Wal-Mart attack group and signed by a group of misguided clergy, including Jesse Jackson.
December 5, 2005
Growing Opposition Frowns on Wal-Mart
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20051205/bs_usatoday/growingoppositionfrownsonwalmart
USA Today story provides background on Wal-Mart’s union-sponsored professional critics, one of whom ran Howard Dean’s 2004 campaign.
December 2, 2005
Wal-Mart Critics Say its Popularity Waning
http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051202/NEWS03/512020321/1004/news
AP wire story spotlights a woman who has stopped shopping at Wal-Mart and passes along a critics’ poll claiming their smear campaign is working. Left unsaid: millions of dollars worth of unfair attacks would likely injure just about anyone or any company.
November 20, 2005
Waging War With Wal-Mart
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/11/20/RobyBrock/331074.html
Kickoff of americansforwalmart.org featured in Arkansas News Bureau story.
November 17, 2005
Wal-Mart Gets Support From New Group
http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2005/11/17/business/01prowmgroup.txt
americansforwalmart.org launch makes headlines today in The Morning News of Arkansas
November 15, 2005
Is Wal-Mart the Villain It’s Been Painted in New Film?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,175754,00.html
National Review’s Byron York points out numerous flaws with the Robert Greenwald attack movie in an interview with Brit Hume of Fox News. November 11, 2005
September 8, 2005
Picketers for Hire
http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/2005/09/08/awsi1.html
Las Vegas Weekly reports that hourly Wal-Mart workers seem to have it quite a bit better than protesters hired by big labor to picket the chain. Note: contains a bit of off-color language.
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