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Business Wars Daily

Walmart Reels From Juneteenth Snafu

Business Wars Daily

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Business, Business News, News, Daily News

4.6717 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today is Friday, June 17, and we're looking at Walmart vs. Target.


*Clarification: "The emancipation of formerly enslaved people in Galveston, TX occurred on June 19, 1865. A year later, the first anniversary celebration was held."

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Thank you. McMillan Online Community. From Wondry, I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily on this June 17th. Happy Friday, one and all.

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This weekend marks a holiday that was originally celebrated 156 years ago.

1:17.5

June 19, 1866 marked the first anniversary of the day that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas,

1:24.5

to tell the formerly enslaved people there that they were free.

1:28.7

Since then, the holiday has had deep meaning for African Americans, and in 2021, President Joe Biden declared

1:34.0

it a federal holiday. And you know how much brands love a holiday. When it comes to June

1:39.4

10th, however, some brands have missed the mark, shall we say. In late May, Walmart stocked its freezers with a new ice cream flavor under its great value brand.

1:49.4

The red velvet flavor was called, yep, Juneteenth.

1:53.0

The ice cream's tagline, quote, share and celebrate African American culture, emancipation, and enduring hope, end quote.

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