By Jay Niver Pittsboro, NC – I have always detested Walmart’s business plan and what it has done to U.S. towns and cities. That said, like so many people who dislike what “big box” stores inflict upon locally owned, Mom-and-Pop businesses, my principles…
By Nabooko Pittsboro, NC – Let’s pretend it is the good old days like a few years ago. I could go shopping and do ten other things and not miss a beat. The post office, the bank, the thrift shops,…
Pittsboro, NC – Here are the most popular stories we ran during the month of September 2020: Risk of death from COVID-19 and age Chatham County arrest blotter: August 2020 Hey, Chatham County School Board! We are not OK with…
On Tuesday, Walmart announced that it has made the decision to close Walmart stores on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, this year. Sam’s Club locations will also be closed again this year on this day. “We know this has been a…
Pittsboro, NC – An ordinary trip to the Siler City or Northeast Chatham Walmart will now include crowd control and restrictions on the movements of shoppers. Walmart sent out a press release on Friday outlining changes they were instituting in…
by Mark Stinson Silk Hope, NC – A quick thought. Costco’s Richard Galanti confirmed that the retailer would be raising its minimum wage from $13 to $14, effective June 11 because of the GOP tax cuts. WalMart is going from…
Charlotte, NC – More than 36,000 Walmart and Sam’s Club associates in North Carolina will soon receive pay increases and bonuses totaling $54,689,899. Walmart is also significantly expanding parental leave and adoption benefits for its associates statewide. The increased wages…
Pittsboro, NC – A Chatham County man used a credit card stolen from a vehicle parked at a county high school to buy items at a local gas station and a Walmart. Hiquan Henderson Cole, 20, of 564 New Hope…
Raleigh, NC – Walmart is closing 269 stores, including 154 stores in the U.S.. Among these closings are the company’s 102 smallest format stores, Walmart Express, which had been in pilot since 2011. In North Carolina, 16 of the stores…
Just how frustrated are Americans with the state of customer service? According to a new Consumer Reports’ survey, 65 percent are “tremendously annoyed” by rude salespeople and 64 percent of respondents said that they had left a store in the prev…