Sprawl-Busters

WALMART EXPANDS ITS WARDROBE TO PLUS SIZE

In an ongoing attempt to escape its “low-income, frumpy” clothing image, Walmart plans to acquire Eloquii, an apparel company that sells plus size clothing for women. This acquisition will round out WMT’s other online clothing companies, Modcloth and Bonobos.

According to WMT, more than half of women between the ages of 18 to 65 wear size 14 or larger. WMT says it wants to offer “a unique assortment you can’t find anywhere else."

The deal is reportedly valued at $100 million, as WMT desperately chases Amazon to gobble down more e-commerce sales.


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WALMART MAY HAVE SETTLED CANADIAN CHARGES THEY SOLD GOODS DAMAGED BY A WILDFIRE

In January of 2017, Walmart was accused by a Canadian health agency of keeping and selling food that was potentially contaminated by a wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Health officials said WMT failed to dispose of food items, such as candy, potato chips, and beans. Food exposed to wildfires can be damaged by unsafe temperatures, smoke, ash, soot, fire retardants, water and loss of power.

These charges have badly burnt its corporate image in Canada.

Agreement reached with Walmart in Fort McMurray wildfire case: health agency Alberta Health Services says it has reached an agreement with Walmart Canada in a case where the retailer is accused of keeping and selling food that was potentially contaminated by the Fort McMurray wildfire.

WALMART BODY COUNT
A man who tried to steal a gun from a Walmart in Oak Harbor, WA was shot and killed by police when he refused to drop his weapon. Shoplifting is now a crime punishable by death.

Walmart is the most dangerous place in America to shop:

Police shoot, kill man who allegedly tried to steal a gun from Oak Harbor Walmart An Island County deputy shot the man after he "failed to comply" with commands, according to the Skagit Multiple Agency Response Team.