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Girl Fights Kidnapper at Atlanta Walmart, Escapes

A 25-year-old man is in custody and a 7-year-old girl's family is shaken after the child narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt at a Walmart in Atlanta, Georgia. Second grader Brittney Baxter was home sick from school due to ... continue

Get On the Shelf: Wal-Mart Starts Contest for Inventors [Video]

Wal-Mart is looking for the next hot product and they're hoping that you have it. The super-retailer just launched "Get On The Shelf," an "American Idol"-like contest for inventors. CNN reports that Wal-Mart is typically very strict about ... continue

Walmart Shopper Punches 70-Year-Old Greeter In The Face

A Batavian woman is sitting in Genesee County jail after she punched a 70-year-old Walmart greeter in the face on Saturday after the greeter asked to see the woman's receipt as she left the store. Batavia resident Jacquetta ... continue

Whole Foods, Walmart and CVS Culturally Insensitive to Jews?

Are the huge chains missing the mark when it comes to the Jewish Holidays? The Washington Post's Jessica Goldstein went to a local Whole Foods, and could not believe that under a Hanukkah display the shelves were ... continue

Secret Santas Paying Off Layaway Debts All Over The Country

Dozens of holiday shoppers using layaway programs all over the country have been experiencing a little holiday miracle of their own as secret santas have been paying off their in-store debt. According to NPR the random acts of kindness ... continue

Walmart loses “unspecified amount” of Star Wars: Old Republic pre-orders

Can we say ooppps. It seems that Walmart has decided that it's going to be an early Christmas Grinch this year as we get word of them losing, or deleting, an "unspecified amount" of pre-orders for the Star Wars: ... continue

Walmart Pepper Sprayer Turns Herself In, Shoppers Breathe Collective Sigh of Relief

Okay, America, you can take a deep breath. The great criminal mastermind of the 2011 holiday season- a woman that pepper sprayed twenty people at a California Walmart in a video game buying frenzy dubbed amusingly by my ... continue

People Of Walmart Unite! $2 Waffle Makers Lead To Black Friday Riot

Seriously people? Has America become so fat and obsessed with waffles that a Walmart riot is necessary when attempting to buy a $2 waffle maker. A frenzy broke out in a Walmart near Little Rock, Arkansas on Black ... continue

Black Friday Shoppers Pepper-Sprayed in ‘Competitive Shopping’ Incident

Once a year on black Friday, people flock to shopping mall parking lots across the country to take part in America's favorite sport. Competitive shopping. Fully loaded with a belly of turkey and wine, deal seekers fight, ... continue

Thanksgiving Black Friday Hours Have Retail Workforce Raging

One of the few days in American culture that the retail workforce grinds to a halt in order for workers to spend time with their families is Thanksgiving, but as strapped retailers seek ways to eek more ... continue

Walmart Plans To Become Nations Largest Healthcare Services Provider

Walmart isn't satisfied cutting your hair, handling your bank account and providing you with food, clothing and eye glasses, now the company wants to become the nation's largest provider of health care. In a letter of inquiry passed ... continue

Wal-Mart Announces Aggressive Holiday Price Matching Initiative

After nearly ten quarters of declining profits, America's most prolific retailer is hoping the coming holiday season marks a turnaround. Mega-retailer Wal-Mart has, according to the Washington Post, been working hard to reverse losses in recent months with ... continue

Health Care Benefits Cost Being Passed On to Employees By Wal-Mart

Critics of the health care reform act passed under President Obama have generally gone one of two ways: either saying that the reforms don't go far enough and should have obliterated profit-centric insurance companies entirely, or contending ... continue

Walmart Deals Huge Blow To Employees, Slashes Health Care Benefits

Thanks to America's largest employer a considerable amount of people may soon be without health care. Walmart employees revealed on Friday that the company would be jacking up health care premiums by as much as 40% while ... continue

Walmart Bleach Fight Forces Baltimore Store To Shut Down

A Walmart bleach fight caused a Baltimore store close on Saturday after several patrons began throwing bleach and other disinfectants at one another. Because of the dangerous chemical fight store managers were forced to deem the situation a ... continue