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Topic started on 5-4-2004 @ 11:08 AM by elevatedone
800,000 cards overcharged at Wal-Marts




DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- A computer hardware glitch at First Data Corporation resulted in more than 800,000 Mastercard and Visa transactions being double- or triple-billed last week at Wal-Mart stores around the nation.

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First Data spokeswoman Staci Busby said Sunday the excess charges, which occurred on March 31 and were posted April 1, had been reversed. "First Data corrected the problem as soon as we discovered it," Busby said.

Busby said the problem showed up on reports the company regularly generates for quality control purposes. She was unable to say how many customers were affected, but did say Wal-Mart was the only retailer involved.

Thompson said Wal-Mart cashiers have been told about the mix up and that signs in the stores point customers to First Data's toll-free number -- 888-893-0626.

Hmmm, a glitch in the software. Wal-Mart is innocent it wasn't thier fault, right ?


reply posted on 5-4-2004 @ 02:57 PM by Faisca
Wal-Mart is also in the news for some agressive (scary) tactics it is using to put a complex on a 60 acre plot of land in Inglewood, California.

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Inglewood voters go to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to turn over 60 acres of barren concrete adjacent to the Hollywood Park racetrack to Wal-Mart to create a megastore and a collection of chain shops and restaurants.

While Wal-Mart has turned to the ballot in a number of cities and towns to win the right to build its giant emporiums, the Inglewood initiative is significantly different. The proposal would essentially exempt Wal-Mart from all of Inglewood's planning, zoning and environmental regulations, creating a city-within-a-city subject only to its own rules.


Apparently they plan on bypassing all the laws in CA, and becoming a sort of soverign entity... I don't really like the sound of that.


reply posted on 7-4-2004 @ 01:59 PM by elevatedone
California voters say 'no' to Wal-Mart

INGLEWOOD, California (AP) -- Voters in this Los Angeles suburb rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that would have allowed Wal-Mart to build a warehouse-sized store while skirting zoning, traffic and environmental reviews.

With 25 of 29 precincts reporting, Inglewood voters opposed the initiative, with 65.7 percent voting "no" and 34.2 percent voting "yes," said Gabby Contreras of the city clerk's office.

That amounts to 4,419 votes against the initiative and 2,305 in favor.

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Wal-Mart has argued in Inglewood and elsewhere in California that its stores create jobs and said residents should be able to decide for themselves if they want the stores in their community.

But opponents say the Supercenters amount to low-wage, low-benefit job mills that displace better-paying jobs as independent retailers are driven out of business. They also fear the stores will contribute to suburban sprawl and jammed roadways.



AHHHH, those opposed to the wal-mart way of life wins one... hooooray !


reply posted on 8-4-2004 @ 06:16 PM by elevatedone
Wal-Mart to expand in California

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Wal-Mart officials said they are pressing ahead with plans to open 40 stores in California in the next four to six years, despite a string of setbacks.

The world's largest company spent more than $1 million trying to persuade residents in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood to approve a Tuesday ballot initiative clearing the way for a jumbo-size store. But residents rejected the initiative by a 3-2 margin.

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Despite that and other stumbles, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company is undeterred in its California expansion plans, said Bob McAdam, vice president for corporate affairs.

"We've got a lot of things going on in the state. Inglewood was not our only interest," he said.


They just don't give up do they, Inglewood not the only interest... I wonder how many more towns will reject the building of a store ?
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