Nearly 300 UNITE HERE members protesting demands from major hotels in Chicago and San Francisco for cutbacks, and the firing of 100 housekeepers in Boston, were arrested in peaceful civil disobedience demonstrations in recent days.
Sign the petition to keep Stella D'oro production plant open in the Bronx!
Whole Foods protests are getting more creative, a musical protest was performed in Oakland this week.
Wal-Mart & K-Mart are targeting recession-weary toy buyers this holiday season, Wal-Mart is planning on offering 100 toys for $10.
Washington Post: From Whole Foods to the Food Bank, Middle Class residents find themselves with hat in hand.
Duane Reade launched a private label food brand.
Aldi Supermarket, [sister of Trader Joe's] will open its' first NYC store in Queens. Don't expect the expansion to stop, they're plans are much larger than one store. For those new to Aldi, Aldi is known for its store-branded merchandise, with about 95% of the items exclusive to Aldi. According to the company, Aldi's prices are up to 50% lower than the prices at traditional supermarkets. Ranked 25th among U.S. grocery chains in gross sales, Aldi's Queens' store is part of a larger expansion plan, under which the company is opening some 80 new stores this year. BNet analyzes the move.
Meanwhile, Trader Joe's is in talks for opening another store, this one in Chelsea on 6th between 21st and 22nd.
Politics
The turnout was low, but Bill De Blasio (138,736 votes) and John Liu (121,173) were winners in last night's runoff, marking another victory this election season for the Working Families Party, the NY Times City Room has more.
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