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More Jobs Coming to Victoria

Adam West — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:00:20 +0000

Good news for Victorians looking for a job-more are on the way. Officials have begun work on a 2nd Wal-Mart location in the city, this one on the Houston Highway. The location at 4101 Houston Highway has had land cleared in preparation for construction of the nearly 156,000 square foot supercenter, which is scheduled to [...]

Walmart Employees Confront Shoplifter, Shoplifter Winds Up Dead

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:08:26 +0000

An unidentified man has died after a confrontation with two Walmart employees and a contract security guard at the superstore’s Lithonia, Georgia, location. At 1:30 Sunday morning the man exited through the front door of the store with two DVD players he allegedly hadn’t paid for. The trio then tracked him down in the parking lot and jumped on top [...]

Black Friday at Walmart Not Even on Friday Anymore

Mike Adams — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:06:45 +0000

Black Friday may not be able to keep its name much longer. This holiday season, Walmart plans to get the shopping madness started a bit earlier than in times past—on Thursday. Or as most of us call it, Thanksgiving. The retailer will open its doors to all of the rabid jackals and sadistic lunatics willing [...]

Walmart Tests iPhone App to Speed Up Checkout Process

Mike Adams — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:14:30 +0000

Walmart, the world’s largest retail chain, is currently testing a “scan and go” iPhone application that would allow customers to scan items as they shop and pay more quickly and conveniently at a self-checkout counter. The app was tested earlier this week at a supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas, using store employees as well as their friends [...]

Guy Tricks Stranger Into Letting Him Suck Her Toes By Saying He's From 'America's Funniest Home Videos'

Ernio Hernandez — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:10:08 +0000

It’s hard out there for foot enthusiasts. Well, at least it is for one man who has taken to posing as an ‘America’s Funniest Home Video’ prankster to get some action. Registered sex offender Joey Leaphart was arrested this week for approaching an 18-year-old Georgia woman under the guise that he was part of a prank [...]

Costco, Walmart or JCPenney? Which Is the Top Big Retailer?

Shauna Wright — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:05:58 +0000

Costco, Walmart, JCPenney and all the other chain retailers are some of the best places to shop for everything we need, including 200 packs of toilet paper rolls and those 12 packs of cereal. But out of them all — Kmart, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Meijer, Sam’s Club, Sears and Target included — which is the best?

The good folks at Consumer Reports asked 26,000 readers to rate their shopping experiences to determine what the nation’s top retailer is.

Hope You Didn't just Eat!

Harley Myles — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:19:02 +0000

They're old. Probably smell funny too. And they really have no business dancing and lip synching in, of all places, a Wal Mart. I can't quite wrap my brain around it yet. I'm trying though. If gyrating old ladies make you queasy...don't watch this video.

Man Arrested For Eating Raw Beef Off Walmart Shelf

Chris Illuminati — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:49:17 +0000

The hashtag #uknowuhungrywhen is currently trending on Twitter. The guy in this story was so hungry he didn’t have time to pay for, or even cook, his food.

Extreme Couponer Banned For Life From All Walmarts

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:50:26 +0000

Being banned for life from discount giant Walmart is a pretty harsh punishment for someone who embraces the growing trend of “extreme couponing.”

But that’s what allegedly happened to self-described extreme couponer April Cuavas, who claims she was banned from every Walmart in the nation after a confrontation with the store manager of Walmart’s Boise, Idaho location over the store’s policy of matching the coupons of other chains.

Walmart Shoplifter Throws a Fit After Getting Caught in the Act

Amory Gritta — Tue, 31 May 2011 11:30:28 +0000

Stay classy, Walmart shoppers!

Police in Bradenton, Florida arrested a woman last Wednesday after she went loco when a store official stopped her while she tried to leave with a cart of goods she hadn't purchased.

When initially confronted, 22-year-old Myra Mays tried to hit an employee with a bar stool she had stuffed into her cart. She then knocked over a display of gas grills, which caused over $1,000 in damage.

People of Walmart-Music Video

Adam West — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:32:59 +0000

Everybody's seen the People of Walmart pictures. Needless to say, there are some unusual people to be seen . Well, Jessica French took the idea a step further, and put it to music. The result is pretty funny! Check it out below.

Florida Woman Gets Fingertip Bitten Off in Walmart Brawl

Amory Gritta — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Clodia Coicour, a 43-year-old Florida Walmart employee, was arrested for aggressive battery on Monday after she allegedly attacked a woman she suspected of having an affair with her husband.

She's been officially charged with "battery with great bodily harm causing permanent disfigurement."

Walmart Employees Toss iPads Around Because They Can

Emerald Catron — Mon, 10 Nov 0008 14:50:06 +0000

Maybe don’t buy expensive electronics from Walmart. If this (NSFW) video is to be believed, they’ve all been tossed around and dropped on the floor repeatedly just for the hey of it. These Pikeville, Kentucky, employees decide to have a little fun by swearing profusely and chucking some iPads around. The man filming prefaces their [...]