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Apple to sell a $99 4GB iPhone at Walmart?

December 4, 2008

The Boy Genius Report / The Boy Genius

We just got a tip that in addition to the iPhone 3G actually making its way to Walmart, as we exclusively told you, there will be a 4GB model priced at $99 with a 2-year agreement.

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Wal-Mart to Sell $99 4GB iPhone?

December 4, 2008

MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Wal-Mart iPhone training materials Boy Genius Report first broke the story back in October that Apple would begin selling the iPhone at Wal-Marts.

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What is Wal-Mart’s Responsibility in the Death of Jdimytai Damour?

December 2, 2008

Faultline USA / noreply@blogger.com (Faultline USA)

Jdimytai Damour, a temporary worker, was trampled to death by crazed shoppers on Black Friday at the Wal-Mart in store on Long Island, N.Y. Should Wal-Mart have had better crowd control?

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Family of Trampled Man Sues Wal-Mart

December 3, 2008

FOX News

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Walmart to sell 4GB iPhone 3G for $99?

December 4, 2008

Startup Meme / Shoaib Hashmi

According to a report by Boy Genius Report, Walmart will be putting up a 4GB iPhone 3G just for $99.

Apple prepping $99 Wal-Mart iPhone?

December 4, 2008

Hiveminds Magazine - for web publishers and community builders

Boy Genius cranks rumor mill Every December the rumor mills begin to churn with speculation about what Apple will reveal at January's Macworld Expo.

Wal-Mart shines; most other retailers slump

December 4, 2008

Business

Dreary November sales results in focus

December 4, 2008

Newsvine - Get Smarter Here / The Associated Press, SUB

People's shopping binges — fueled by deep discounts — on the day after Thanksgiving didn't prevent retailers from having a terrible November, which turned out to be the worst month since ...

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Attorney: Trampled Wal-Mart Worker Lacked Training

December 1, 2008

FOX News / foxnewsonline@foxnews.com

Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey said an autopsy found a Wal-Mart worker died of asphyxiation related to his trampling at a store on Long Island, N.Y.

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Lawsuit: Marketing Blamed in Wal-Mart Trampling Death

December 3, 2008

Advertising Age - Complete Feed

BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- Security should have been better, but advertising also helped kill a temporary worker at Wal-Mart, according to a lawsuit filed by the estate and relatives of the ...

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NYT Blames U.S. Business for Wal-Mart Trampling -- a 'Shopping Guernica'

December 1, 2008

NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias / Clay Waters

New York Times economics reporter Peter Goodman certainly can't be accused of dry writing.

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Holiday Online Retail Traffic: Walmart And Amazon Duked It Out

December 1, 2008

TechCrunch / Robin Wauters

According to Hitwise, U.S. visit numbers across all tracked retail categories declined for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday 2008, with the exception of online-only shopping websites.

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Neighborhoods Propose Printing Their Own Currency To Encourage Local Shopping [Recession Watch]

December 4, 2008

Consumerist / Meg Marco

Two neighborhoods in Milwaukee are considering printing their own currency, which could be bought with U.S. dollars, but would be only accepted at local businesses, in order to encourage people to...

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Meet Obama's New Hero: Hillary Clinton

December 2, 2008

Washington Post / Dana Milbank

When Barack Obama stood on the stage in Chicago yesterday with his "dear friend" Hillary Clinton at his side, it was the starkest evidence yet that change had come -- to the president-elect.

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Wal-Mart Assailed on Death

December 2, 2008

WSJ.com: Law

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Rumor: Wal-Mart to sell 4GB iPhone for $99

December 4, 2008

AppleInsider

A new rumor presents the possibility that discount chain Wal-Mart may carry a special run 4GB iPhone 3G as part of its agreement to begin selling the touchscreen handsets later this month.

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Online Holiday Sales Making A Comeback, Or Barely Holding Their Own?

December 3, 2008

TechCrunch / Erick Schonfeld

After a tepid start, online holiday sales seem to be picking up a bit. Online sales on Cyber Monday as measured by comScore were a healthy $846 million, up 15 percent from last year's Cyber Monday.

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Crunch Time for the Big 3

December 2, 2008

Washington Post / E. J. Dionne Jr.

There is a paradox at the heart of the proposed bailout of the auto industry. The rescue would have no chance of passing without the muscle of the Big Three's unionized workforce.

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Media Culpa?

December 1, 2008

New York Times / By Tobin Harshaw

Pointing fingers at the media in the wake of the Mubai terror attacks and the Wal-Mart stampede.

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Bad pitch: Wal-mart and etiquette

December 4, 2008

BusinessWeek Online - Blogspotting / stephen_baker (bakerblogspotting@gmail.com)

Over the years, we've blogged painfully bad pitches, but I don't any can compare with the one that just landed in Rob Walker's inbox.

Wak Up Wal-Mart Officially Kicks Off Holiday Campaign

December 4, 2008

Wake-Up Wal-Mart Blog / Taylor (tleake@ufcw.org)

This December Wake Up Wal-Mart is going all out with our annual Holiday Campaign. Check our our press release and get involved!

Wal-Mart to sell 4GB iPhones for $99

December 4, 2008

QuicklyBored / Kyle

Wal-Mart will be selling iPhones. At a low price of course.

Shoplifting Suspect Uses Taser On Wal-Mart Worker

December 4, 2008

Strange: CBSNews

Two suspected shoplifters are arrested after one of them zapped a Wichita Wal-Mart employee with a Taser.

Macy’s sales take 13% hit, Wal-Mart up

December 4, 2008

Sacramento Business News - Local Sacramento News | The Sacramento Business Journal

Macy’s Inc. posted a 13.3 percent decline in its same-store sales in November, below analyst expectations, as it recorded fewer post-Thanksgiving shopping days in the month.

Discounts help Wal-Mart beat November sales estimates

December 4, 2008

APP.com - Sports

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer and owner of seven stores in Monmouth and ocean counties, said November sales exceeded its projection, spurred by discounts on groceries, consumer ...

"Mob Mentality" of Wal-Mart Shoppers Contributed to Black Friday Death

December 4, 2008

Gothamist / Jen Chung

Nassau County police offered more insights on what caused a restless Black Friday crowd of shoppers to trample Wal-Mart worker Jdimyati Damour to death.

Wal-Mart closing Springdale store

December 4, 2008

Retailing Industry News - Retailing Industry News Headlines | Bizjournals.com

Wal-Mart plans to close its store at 600 Kemper Commons Circle in Springdale.

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