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Mom Finds Scorpion In Bananas
A young mom found an Israeli Gold scorpion in a pile of bananas she picked up from ASDA, a UK supermarket chain owned by Walmart. More »

2:03 PM on Mon Dec 1 2008
By Ben Popken
2,008 views, 22 comments
tragic
Wal-Mart Employee Trampled To Death As Mob Tears Doors Off Hinges
The New York Times is reporting that a temporary employee of a suburban New York Walmart was trampled to death when a throng of shoppers tore down the front doors of the store and surged inside. More »

5:28 PM on Fri Nov 28 2008
By Meg Marco
33,676 views, 343 comments
Readdress your gripes! Walmart will have a new CEO, Mike Duke, starting Feb. 1. [CNNMoney]

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accolades
Sam's Club Lets You Swap Out RedRinged Xbox Hassle-Free

Virg's Xbox360 got the dread Red Ring of Death. He bought it in Feb '07, and it started failing this Nov '08. He figured it would be months before he would get it back and expected to have to pay somewhere. Much to his surprise, Sam's Club let him swap it out for a new one for free. More »

12:37 PM on Fri Nov 21 2008
By Ben Popken
20,188 views, 83 comments

Most discussed exkon: I'm not sure about this, was his xbox out of warranty? I have a few friends who had their xboxes RROD more »
According to the Boy Genius Report, Walmart will be offering the iPhone starting December 28th... which means that the new "most fun thing to say to people with iPhones" is now officially, "Hey, did you get that at Walmart?" [Boy Genius Report]

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overenthusiasm
This Walmart Guard's Loss Prevention Strategy Includes Tackling
Joseph Gregorie, a (former?) Walmart loss prevention officer, is going to make sure nobody steals on his watch, especially not in this economic climate. After seeing a 58-year-old woman stuff several items in her tote bag and head for the exit, he introduced himself. She dropped the bag but continued to leave the store, so he "grabbed [her] in a bear-hug and threw her to the ground," giving the woman a pretty impressive looking black eye in the process. They've both been arrested. More »

9:09 AM on Fri Nov 14 2008
By Chris Walters
19,550 views, 269 comments

Most discussed testsicles: So people feel sorry for the thief? Is that what's happening here? Now, if she hadn't been stealing, I can more »

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Shopper Takes Walmart To Court Over $2 And Wins $100
The Pennsylvania woman who makes a hobby out of taking retailers to court over pricing errors has struck again. This time Walmart was ordered to pay Mary Bach $100 for repeatedly failing to correct a $2 error. More »

1:39 PM on Mon Nov 10 2008
By Meg Marco
25,120 views, 107 comments
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Recession Watch: Walmart Up, Target Down
Walmart is winning the big box retail war it seems. They reported same-store October sales were up 2.4 percent versus October 2007. Target, however, lagged behind, with same store sales dropping 4.8%. More »

12:25 PM on Fri Nov 7 2008
By Meg Marco
4,833 views, 71 comments
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"High-End" Supermarket Wegmans Slashes Prices To Stay Competitive
Wegmans, an "upscale" grocery chain with stores in 5 Mid-Atlantic states, is cutting prices to stay competitive during the post-Wall-Street apocalypse. More »

11:29 AM on Fri Nov 7 2008
By Meg Marco
5,277 views, 85 comments
Walmart Stores Begin Playing Christmas Music Joel Sackey in San Antonio, TX reports that both his local Walmart and Sam's Club, effective November 1st, have started playing Christmas music. (Photo: vidaarctique)

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