J.C. Penney files for bankruptcy

  Source: Detroit News | Anne D’Innocenzio, Associated Press The coronavirus pandemic has pushed troubled department store chain J.C. Penney into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth major retailer to meet
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Killed By The Coronavirus Lockdowns: 1000s Of U.S. Businesses That Were Shut Down Will Be Closed Permanently

  via: Freedom 4um By Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse This economic downturn is turning out to be far deeper and far more severe than most experts were originally anticipating. More than
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Walmart enacts emergency leave policy for 1.2 million hourly workers allows 2wks paid time off for infection or quarantine.

  Source: Hideout Now   Walmart is launching an emergency leave policy for its 1.4 million hourly U.S. workers that includes allowing its employees to not be penalized for taking
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Pro-gun control Dick’s Sporting Goods sales down 4%; will close 35 stores

  Source: Fellowship Of The Minds | by Dr. Eowyn Actions have consequences, and Dick’s Sporting Goods is discovering what its gun-control virtue-signaling costs. But Dick’s billionaire chairman and CEO doesn’t give a
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Mattress Firm files for bankruptcy and will close up to 700 stores

  Source: CNN New York (CNN Business)Online reviews have replaced going to a store to lie down on a mattress. That’s why Mattress Firm, America’s largest bed store, has filed
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Amazon is said to plan up to 3,000 cashierless stores

  Source: The Detroit News Amazon.com Inc. is considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new AmazonGo cashierless stores in the next few years, according to people familiar
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Dick’s Sporting Goods to Destroy All Guns and Accessories Pulled from Shelves in Parkland Aftermath

  Source: Gunpowder Magazine By: Robert Davis Dick’s Sporting Goods says the company is in the process of destroying all guns and accessories the retailer pulled from the shelves in
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Dick’s Literally Destroying AR-15 Inventory Instead of Selling Back to Manufacturers

  Source: The Western Journal | By Will Racke VIDEO LINK: https://www.westernjournal.com/dicks-literally-destroying-ar-15-inventory-instead-of-selling-back-to-manufacturers/ Dick’s Sporting Goods no longer sells AR-15-style rifles at any of its stores, and soon its unsold inventory of the much-vilified firearms
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WALMART ABRUPTLY CLOSING 260 SAM’S CLUB STORES, FIRING THOUSANDS ON SAME DAY IT RAISED MINIMUM WAGES

  via: BLACKLISTED NEWS | SOURCE: ZEROHEDGE Wal-Mart was quick to make a media splash with the news that it was raising the starting hourly wages to $11/hour, expanding employee benefits and
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America’s 25 dying industries include sound studios, textiles, newspapers

  via: Detroit Free Press | By Samuel Stebbins and Evan Comen, 24/7 Wall Street An estimated 141.9 million people are working in the United States, up 4.8% from 10 years
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Clerk Shoots Would-Be Armed Robber, Gets Suspended From Job

  Source: MRCTV | Eric Scheiner A New Mexico Circle K clerk who shot an accused armed robber, says she was suspended for two weeks by the company. “He pointed the gun at
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As Big Box Stores And Malls Die, Suburbia Slides Into Poverty

  Source: Technocracy.news | BY: CHRIS WELLER WRITTEN BY: CHRIS WELLER JULY 10, 2017 The Internet has brought prosperity to many, but suburbia, where poverty is rising dramatically, is not included. Technocrat-minded companies like Amazon
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Stores are closing at an epic pace

  Source: CNN Money | By Jackie Wattles America’s top retailers in trouble This week it was Bebe. Last month it was Staples. In February it was JCPenney. Stores are
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11 Facts That Prove That The U.S. Economy In 2017 Is In Far Worse Shape Than It Was In 2016

  Source: The Economic Collapse Blog | By Michael Snyder There is much debate about where the U.S. economy is ultimately heading, but what everybody should be able to agree on
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You Won’t Believe What Target’s CEO is Blaming Their Sales Slump On

  Source: Constitution.com | By Philip Hodges Target’s CEO Brian Cornell said the recent sales slump the retailer has experienced has nothing to do with the 1.2 million (plus) people who have
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These 5 retailers are suffering in a changing retail world

USA Today | Hadley Malcolm, USA TODAY | 2:21 p.m. EST January 11, 2016  Macy’s isn’t the only store taking a hit in a rapidly changing retail world. More shoppers are mining their
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You’re being secretly tracked with facial recognition, even in church

“(If a facial expression-detecting camera were trained on my own face, it would read “skeptical.” Without being able to talk to one of the churches using this technology, it’s impossible
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Austin Bag Ban Study Finds Reusable Plastic Bag Use on the Rise

“Waters says those reusable plastic bags, if not used to their maximum capability, can actually be more difficult to recycle and have a larger carbon footprint. “While most citizens find
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Move Over, Whole Foods: Costco Is the New King of Organic Groceries

“So, Why Should You Care? That big-box retailers are adding more organic options signifies that American food demands are changing. Not only are organic foods healthier for your body—they tend to
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Major U.S. Retailers Are Closing More Than 6,000 Stores

Source: The Economic Collapse Blog By Michael Snyder, on May 1st, 2015 If the U.S. economy really is improving, then why are big U.S. retailers permanently shutting down thousands of
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