Big box stores are scaling down and making a big push into the city of Los Angeles. Today Target announced the third location for its new project CityTarget, which is a whittled-down version of the big box store. more ›

Just when you'd settled your troubled mind following the news of Walmart's impending Chinatown grocer, the corporate behemoth announced today that it will open another grocery store in Panorama City by the end of 2012. more ›

Anyone who watches "South Park" knows that it's almost impossible to thwart Walmart, but the small town of Quartz Hill has persevered and done just that. The town, located in Antelope Valley, has been fighting the corporate behemoth for six years over their plans to put a store across the street from the town's high school, reports KTLA. more ›

The news of Wal-Mart's latest Los Angeles project in late February made some Angelenos cry, some smile and others shrug their shoulders, as the retail giant is expected to open L.A. County's first Neighborhood Market - a small urban grocery - in L.A.'s historic Chinatown. As expected, Wal-Mart employees, along with labor organizers, are fighting back against the impending corporate invasion. more ›

Provoking a similar scene of outrage as recently occurred in Burbank, Wal-Mart is in the process of spreading its grocery wings into L.A.'s historic Chinatown. Various sources report that permit applications have been submitted for a 33,000-square-foot small-format grocery store at 701 West Cesar Chavez Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. more ›

The woman who pepper-sprayed other Walmart shoppers in Porter Ranch angling to get a Black Friday deal on an Xbox has lawyered up for a possible suit against Walmart. Now her lawyer is speaking out and offering up the pepper-sprayer's side of the story: she did it for the children. more ›

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office revealed today they will not seek charges against a woman who allegedly used pepper spray on her fellow shoppers at a Porter Ranch Wal-Mart during their Black Friday pre-sale event. more ›

Self-defense is just one of the possible motives detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department are considering to determine just why a woman used pepper spray to ward off fellow shoppers at the Porter Ranch Wal-Mart during their Black Friday pre-sale last Thursday night. more ›

Police might not seek any charges against a woman who pepper-sprayed Black Friday crowds at a Porter Ranch Walmart, bought an Xbox and left the store. more ›

The extreme competitive shopper who used pepper spray on other Porter Ranch Wal-Mart shoppers to guard the products on her Black Friday list turned herself in to authorities on Friday night. After injuring about 20 shoppers - including kids - around 10:20pm on Thursday during the store's Black Friday sale, the woman exited Wal-Mart with her purchased prize: an Xbox. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department are releasing more details about the woman suspected of fending off rival shoppers at a late night Wal-Mart door buster sale by using pepper spray. more ›

A woman looking to get access to more "door buster" sale items at the Porter Ranch Wal-Mart late last night used pepper spray on other customers to keep them away from the products she wanted. 20 people, including some kids, were hurt. more ›

Occupy Santa Ana kicked off the holiday season by holding a pair of flash mobs at the checkout lines of Walmarts in Santa Ana and Orange last night. The protestors asked the workers to call in sick on Black Friday, when many retailers are opening up as early as midnight. more ›

Not close enough to a big ol' Walmart superstore? If you're in the San Fernando Valley, you can pop in to a Walmart mini "pop-up" shop in place for the holiday season in Canoga Park. A second SoCal pop-up Walmart is located in downtown San Diego. The hitch: Most of the merchandise there isn't for sale. more ›

The former Governator created a scene at a local Walmart in Albuquerque this week where he was shooting a movie. It turns out Arnold was less worried about saving money and living better, and more concerned about finding some of his beloved hard-boiled eggs. "Where else would we find healthy snacks at 2?" he tweeted. more ›

The suspect accused of murdering 74-year-old Dave Oakleaf at a Lakewood Wal-Mart is due in court today. Richard Lawrence Kalfin, a local 46-year-old transient, has been accused of beating Oakleaf to death with a baseball bat from the store's sporting goods section. more ›

A man beat a 74-year-old man to death in a Lakewood Wal-Mart with a bat grabbed out of the sporting goods section yesterday afternoon. Witnesses told the sheriff's department that the assault was completely unprovoked, and the suspect and victim didn't know each other. more ›

About 30 protestors rallied at Tuesday's City Council meeting in Burbank, flashing signage in opposition of the impending addition to their 'hood - a big, fat Walmart. The mega-retailer, notorious for treating its employees like dirt, purchased a 120,000 square foot building, formerly home to Great Indoors, and is in discussions on how much of the space it will hog, if it will stock groceries and if it will be open 24/7 for your saving money and living better needs. more ›

Tonight's City Council meeting in Burbank is gonna be a doozy, as residents opposed to a Walmart going in at the Empire Center sign up to sound off. In fact, the Council is prepping to hear "a long list of grievances," about the new mega big box shop. more ›

Burbank, your prayers have been answered. Coming soon to the former Great Indoors site is your very own Walmart. The 120,000 square foot building is apparently a prime location for the multinational chain's next beast. more ›

For anyone who has seen the critically-acclaimed documentary Food Inc., the faces of Eric Schlosser and Michael Pollan are undoubtedly familiar. In a rare joint appearance, the two authors were joined Wednesday at USC’s Bovard Auditorium by Chef Evan Kleiman in a candid conversation about the current state of our industrialized food system. more ›

Walmart announced today a five year plan to provide healthier and more affordable food offerings. The nation’s largest grocer promises to reduce sodium, sugar, and fat content in its own private brand, as well as working with suppliers to improve the nutritional content of national brands. Walmart also plans to work to reduce the price of fresh fruit and vegetables while adding a seal to help shoppers identify healthier options. more ›

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Some would say that one of the nice things about LA is our lack of Wal*Marts. Truth of the matter is, in order to give the Walton Family your money you pretty much have to leave LA County. Digg today reminds us what we're missing. Here we have a birthday cake that was (hopefully) ordered over the phone. Although the quality is (hilariously) lacking, you can bet that the price was right.... more ›

- The case of the Drunk Frat Boys v Borat has been rejected by an LA judge who basically ruled in such a way that it would cockblock pretty much any other "He embarrassed me while cameras were clearly rolling" case in the future - Defamer - However a California judge opened the flood gates for people who want to sue Big Tobacco - LAT - Good news continues to be in the economic... more ›

Loma Linda gears up to build a $41 million citywide fiber optics network. Residental and business buildings will be required to obey a new building code law that will require fiber. - Gigaom "Every bathroom stall on the (Google) company campus holds a Japanese high-tech commode with a heated seat. If a flush is not enough, a wireless button on the door activates a bidet and drying." - Washington Post For the man who... more ›

Because it isn't UCLA football. There isn't much to say other than that. College football has kicked off once again, and like every other Bruin I have to put up with yet another season of Trojan banter. I get to watch every citizen in this great city jump on the Trojan bandwagon once again as well. I feel as though I'm the only person who is completely uninterested in watching a winning team continue... more ›

Londonist prepares a Happy Birthday bath for Buddah this week and then things get all cliched. A madman goes on a rampage while axe-wiedling and London's mayor warns an American diplomat to avoid the kitchen if the heat bothers him so much. more ›