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Monday November 23 2009

Monday Consumer Headlines: Black Friday

Black Friday is just around the corner and stores are pulling out all the stops to get you to shop, even on Thanksgiving Day! more »
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By Kesshia Peyton
Wednesday November 11 2009

Wal-Mart Revamps Black Friday Strategy

A year after a Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death by a massive crowd of bargain-hunting shoppers, the retail giant is implementing new crowd control measures to handle the crush that typically accompanies the day after Thanksgiving – Black Friday. more »
9:51 AM
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By CBS News
Comment by rmseek1234: I could not agree more jlb! I think I would even pay double to not fight crowds the day after Thanksgiving, ANYWHERE! Not worth it to me…. I did… 3 Responses »
Thursday October 08 2009

Read For The Record

Jumpstart is trying to break a record while helping children explore the world through reading. more »
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By Rose Ann Haven
Thursday October 01 2009

Teenager Robs Woman At Gunpoint Outside WalMart

Mobile police say 19-year-old Nicholas Piper stole the woman's purse as she was getting into her car at the WalMart Neighborhood Market on University Boulevard. more »
11:47 AM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by framkly: I would lick to see Walmart take legal civil action against Nicholas Piper the robber. It’s people like him that give Walmart a bad reputation. 11 Responses »
Wednesday September 30 2009

Gunman Attacks Walmart Customer

Police say this is the 7th robbery at the Walmart off the I-65 Service Road in the last twelve months. more »
3:32 PM
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By Jessica Taloney
Comment by sheltiedad: I’m with bobcat.  I haven’t been in a walmart in years.  I can’t think of any reason I would ever choose to again. From the… 12 Responses »
Tuesday August 25 2009

Walmart Near Civil War Battlefield

Officials OK plans to build a Walmart Supercenter near historic site where Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee first met in battle. more »
5:40 AM
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By Associated Press
Comment by SouthernMama82: My father inlaw says wal-mart is the biggest even in America. & he is so right. it annoys me when you go threw little hick town & people tell you… 2 Responses »
Friday August 14 2009

Walmart Shoplifter Caught On Camera

Mobile police hope you will recognize this man. They say he and another suspect stole a 19” Phillips television from the retail giant. more »
1:41 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by KxVicious: I saw a guy that looked just like him walking around downtown today. I called the police, but I guess it wasn’t him, because he was still walking… 7 Responses »
Thursday July 30 2009

Tools For School Helps

A Mobile non-profit is working to give school supplies to the less fortunate. more »
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By Chad Petri
Monday July 06 2009

“Ghostboxes” Everywhere

Big box retailers are closing up shop and that means lots that used to house those huge stores are sitting empty. more »
3:06 AM
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By Associated Press
Wednesday March 04 2009

Shooting & Suicide At Wal-Mart

Police say a man shot a woman inside a Florida Wal-Mart and then shot himself. The woman is in critical condition. more »
11:00 AM
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By The Associated Press
Sunday February 15 2009

Snake Bite Victim Suing WalMart

Victim says it's the third time in 3 years someone has been bitten by a snake in a WalMart Garden Center in Florida more »
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By Associated Press
Comment by rosepetal: could be her lol .  i had an employee tell me about it and it ate thru a fence. said she read it in the newspaper. my son said being florida no telling… 10 Responses »
Monday January 26 2009

Wal-Mart Worker, Customer Charged With Rollbacks

Wal-Mart Worker, Customer Charged With Theft, Accused Of Rollbacks On $550 In Merchandise more »
2:27 PM
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By Associated Press
Comment by DEW26M: Actually it depends on whom it was stolen from!!! __ Section 13A-8-5 Theft of property in the third degree. (a) The theft of property which does not exceed… 4 Responses »
Thursday December 18 2008

High Chairs Recalled

Ohio company recalls baby high chairs. more »
3:43 AM
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By Associated Press
Comment by butterflykisser101: China ummmmmm view »
Tuesday December 02 2008

Child Left in Car

Dad and grandmother arrested for leaving 5-month-old in car while they went shopping. MUG SHOTS more »
12:39 PM
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By Debbie Williams
Comment by southfan1981: And the apple don’t fall far from the tree. If you want to know your prospective partner, take a good long look at their family. 18 Responses »
Saturday November 29 2008

Charges Possible In Wal Mart Trampling Death

Authorities reviewing surveillance video to determine if charges will be filed after a man is trampled to death in a Black Friday morning stampede more »
11:16 AM
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By Michael Snowden
Comment by Citronellemomma: You are free to speak your mind here, but I do agree, someone did lose their life…..A father was lost, a brother was lost, a husband was lost, a… 3 Responses »
Tuesday August 19 2008

Tug Of War Over Tax Dollars

A Wal-Mart Super Center is at the center of a tug of war over tax dollars. more »
5:00 PM
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By Jessica Taloney
Comment by JudyH: LOL BamaBob—Can you imagine what the City outline is going to look like on a map if these annexations are approved?  Crazy! 33 Responses »
Thursday August 14 2008

Person Hit in Tillman’s Corner

Alabama State Troopers investigating accident involving a person hit by a vehicle. more »
1:16 AM
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By Tyler Ludke
Comment by JGFH: Does anyone know if this was the homeless guy that was out there with the puppy yesterday and if so does anyone know what happened to the puppy? view »
Tuesday May 06 2008

Woman Attacked At Wal-Mart

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO: Police hope someone will recognize the man who sprayed a shopper with some sort of chemical, burning her back and legs. more »
12:29 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by mikeydbama: UNNNNNNNNNREAL!  This guy had an agenda.  This does not look like a random attack.  Sure do wish the chain stores would change the disc… 9 Responses »
Monday May 05 2008

Wal-Mart Expands Drug Program

Sarting today, Wal-Mart will lower the prices of both 90-day prescriptions and over-the-counter medications. more »
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By The Associated Press via Salon.com
Wednesday April 23 2008

Walmart to Ration Food

Effective immediately, Sam's Club is limiting how much rice customers can buy. more »
1:10 PM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by Razorsharp: Plenty of Oreo’s or plenty of rice? 5 Responses »
Sunday April 20 2008

Berserk Driver Runs Over Woman

Police in Pembroke Pines, FL trying to figure out what set the driver off more »
11:22 AM
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By NNS/WSVN
Comment by Crystal Teeny: I am waiting to hear what the driver’s excuse is for running over this woman. 12 Responses »
Monday April 14 2008

Wal-Mart Loading New Gun Rules

The nation's largest retail chain is taking aim at how it sells guns. more »
7:59 PM
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By Associated Press
Wednesday March 05 2008

Child Fondled At WalMart

Investigators are looking for a man who fondled a young girl in a crowded WalMart. more »
6:10 PM
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By Jessica Taloney
Comment by southernpride7: I hope the police find him before the dad of this child does. view »
Monday January 07 2008

Shoplifter Arrested For Child Porn

Police say they found child porn in the car of a Mobile man arrested for shoplifting from Wal-Mart. more »
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By Jamie Burch

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