Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Marijuana: Sackings for legal pot backed by judgment against fired man with brain tumor

There's been lotsa debate over just-passed marijuana bills. But lost amid talk about THC driving limits that may prevent MMJ patients like William Breathes from driving legally and a provision that treats pot mags like porn is the impact of marijuana retail on employees and employers. Rulings that s ... More >>

Five reasons to bag buying groceries at Walmart

In case you haven't heard the collective war cries rising up from the citizens of Boulder, Colorado, they are about to get their first Walmart -- one of the new "neighborhood market" concepts. Walmart pisses off liberals everywhere, and it's not the big-box chain with the best ethics record -- bu ... More >>

Reader: Boulder Walmart critics outnumbered by people who'd like to shop there

Our post about a new Walmart in Boulder expected to open this fall despite strong objections from locals concerned about the company's business practices and wage scale revved up dialogue aplenty. Here's a post from a reader who believes that those excited by the prospect represent far more people t ... More >>

Walmart coming to Boulder -- and sh*t heading for fan

Boulder and Walmart are an unlikely combination. But after months of speculation, rumors and protests, it now appears that one of the nation's most progressive communities will soon be home to the retailer most liberals love to hate. And judging by early reaction to reports that a Walmart will be in ... More >>

Photos: Colorado People of Walmart, 2013 edition

Welcome to our fourth annual look at the latest Colorado selections from the twisted People of Walmart website. As in our collections from 2010, 2011 and 2012, this year's batch catches customers at their very best -- or at least at their funniest. Check out the latest crop below.

With Walmart out of the way, what should fill the CU Healthcare District?

Walmart pulls out of old CU campus site near Trader Joe's project most neighbors embrace

The celebration started late yesterday afternoon in the neighborhoods around Ninth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, as news spread that Walmart had pulled out of the project that Jeff Fuqua plans to put in the old University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. If the timing had been a little differen ... More >>

Walmart debate should make presidential debate look like chit-chat

The presidential debate won't be at University of Denver until tomorrow night, but the great debate is already raging in Denver: Does a Walmart belong in the development going in the former University of Colorado property at Ninth and Colorado? And if it does, should it benefit from tax-increment fi ... More >>

Reader: Walmart construction project should be controversial for other reasons than its name

Patricia Calhoun has been following the controversy over a proposed Denver Walmart project -- and the passions of proponents and opponents alike are certainly running high. One reader has a theory about why, as well as thoughts about other factors that should be considered in terms of backing or att ... More >>

Walmart opponents ask Colorado Boulevard Healthcare District for a place at the podium

While the area around the new University of Colorado Health Sciences Center is booming, the buildings CU left behind a decade ago stand abandoned, and the property is now on its third developer. The city is ready for something, anything, to go there. Well, maybe not anything, say the Walmartyrs.

Reader: Who says Walmart's practices are worse than Trader Joe's? Walmartyrs

Patricia Calhoun's recent post about comparing Walmart and Trader Joe's from a red state v. blue state perspective revved up one reader, who questions the assumption of progressives that one firm's business practices are radically different from the other. Here's the post.

Walmart v. Trader Joe's: Red state or blue?

Colorado is the purplest of states, with voters almost equally divided between Democrat, Republican and unaffiliated, and Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in a dead heat here. But there's another contest that also shows the red state/blue state pull: The debate over

Samuel Maldonado-Tapia busted for starting fire at Walmart, holding child at knifepoint

Update: Earlier today, we told you about the arrest of Samuel Maldonado-Tapia for allegedly starting a fire in a Broomfield Walmart; see our original coverage below. We noted in that post that we'd reached out to the Broomfield Police Department for more information, and the BPD has just responded w ... More >>

Coming to a convention center near you: five thousand Walmart employees

Everybody loves a good Walmart protest

Photos: Colorado people of Walmart (including Mrs. Dog) strike back!

Our 2010 collection of Colorado photos from the wacky website People of Walmart featured none other than Dog the Bounty Hunter. For our 2011 gallery, the Dog family took some time off. But this year, none other than Mrs. Dog represents, along with plenty of other highly photogenic subjects. Check ou ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Thirteen arrests in Loveland Walmart protest, at least two still jailed

​Update: According to the final numbers released from the Loveland Police Department, thirteen total arrests resulted from Occupy Denver's attempt to shut down the area's Walmart distribution center on Monday. Charges included obstructing a public roadway, hindering transportation and resisti ... More >>

The artists of Wazee Union and Walnut Workshop auction off hipster Toys for Tots

Eric Ronshaugen​We can all get behind Toys for Tots, the perennial U.S. Marines-sponsored holiday toy drive that provides gifts for kids who might not otherwise have anything under the tree to unwrap. But artists and hipsters like to do things in their own arty-hipsterish way. Going to Walmart ... More >>

Black Friday 2011: A soul-crushing compilation of humanity at its worst

It's Black Friday in America. When flat-screen TV's at deep discounts cause annual madness. It's like that scene in 28 Days Later, when a cluster of people become infected with rage and turn on one another like mindless flesh-craving monsters. Here's a compilation of videos from today, Black Friday ... More >>

Walmart's MP3 store closing on August 28

​In a completely unsurprising move, Walmart has announced plans to shutter the doors on its MP3 store. The most stunning part about this news is learning that Walmart actually had an MP3 store to begin with. Word of its demise comes via a leaked memo over at Digital Music News, but thankfully, ... More >>

Walmart worker face planted into shopping cart: Joe Lucero, Jose Cruz busted, 2 more sought

Joe David Lucero.​A Walmart employee definitely deserves a raise today (and every day -- but that's another story). Last week, he allegedly tried to stop three men with a load of stolen merch who triggered a garden-center alarm at a Jefferson County store. For his trouble, he was hit in the he ... More >>

3OH!3 gets enviable Walmart co-sign, prepares to print its own money

Update: The media onslaught continues. Just received word that 3OH!3 is slated to perform on Jay Leno next Thursday, July 22 (REMINDER: That's tonight). Is this their Tonight Show debut? Think it is. ​Alright, just when you think 3OH!3 had reached maximum exposure on the retail and media fron ... More >>

Free For All

A local boutique offers art and fashion at the lowest price possible.

At DNC, a suite deal for Stan Kroenke

Wal-Mart Undergoes Hyphen-Removal Surgery

Awarding Altruism

Hot Stuff!

Hatch chiles hit the Wal.

Wal-Mart Ãœber Alles

Will the Supreme Court Control Pricing -- and Wal-Mart?

A Colorado Springs McEducation, thanks to Wal-Mart

Mall*Mart, the Musical!

This production has surprises in store.

Shell Game

Over the Hedge wants you to feel bad about what it's selling, which is everything.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of April 6, 2006

Josh Gracin

Friday, February 24, Grizzly Rose, 303-295-1330.

Malled!

For revenue-hungry cities in the northern metro area, it's shop 'til you're dropped

Up Against the Wal

Author John Dicker finds a way to knock Wal-Mart.

Best Sushi Bar in the 'Burbs

Kassai Sushi

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 22, 2004

The Apes of Wrath

It takes a village to raze a Chinese restaurant.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 2, 2003

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 26, 2002

Bring It On

Despite union efforts, Wal-Mart is not a cheer-ocracy.

The Wal-Mart Crusade

Denver's best-known ambulance chaser rolls over Rollback Smiley.

Tha Liks

X.O. Experience (Loud/Columbia)

Aisle Be Seeing You

A top-notch cast compensates for dubious credibility in Where the Heart Is.

Bargain Hunters

Mile High Flea Market vendor Suki Brow may go to jail. If only she’d been a Wal-Mart associate instead.

RV or Not RV?

Camping in a Wal-Mart parking lot is the natural thing to do.

Savage Love

Remains of the Day

A new Wal-Mart in Pueblo means no rest in peace for a group of Colorado pioneers.

THE SECRET FORMULA

PROWLING THE BLACK MARKET IN SEARCH OF BABY FOOD.