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Disrupting the Disruptors... Together. First global buying group to help small businesses compete he Direct Global Buying Corp.
Direct Global is a technology company focused on developing and operating platforms that allow purchasers to leverage their collective purchasing power to reduce the cost of procuring raw materials, finished goods and services. The company’s proprietary web-based platform enables organizations to create opportunities in real time for joint purchasing to harness their collective purchasing power. has 20,000 small and medium sized businesses collectively buying and selling within its network and taking advantage of their collective pricing power. With a background in advocating for ‘mom and pop shops’, Direct Global focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses. The DREAM is scaling up using the co-operative model, which will allow member-based organizations to collaborate democratically and achieve purchasing efficiencies for their members that match big box and big platform competitors. The Direct Co-operative initiative leverages the Direct Global platform to network and unite the buying power of the members of member-based associations and co-operatives who share common interests and believe in principles of fairness. Direct Co-op aggregates the demand of its members (most of whom are group purchasers or participate in group purchasing themselves) in a way that brings purchasing power and efficient shipping to participants of all sizes and from all sectors. Direct Global is the Canadian strategic partner to the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and an ecommerce partner to NCBA-CLUSA (currently launching a pilot with the co-ops of Peru), America's oldest co-operative association representing 1 in 3 Americans, as well as the exclusive ecommerce platform to the US Pacific Rim Chamber of Commerce. It has been featured on Bloomberg-BNN, Yahoo! Finance, Business Insider and received mention in “Everything for Everyone”, Nathan Schneider’s seminal text on the modern business co-operative movement.
09/27/2026
[DLBN] PROP 40 in California will be the 1st billionaire’s tax in America. It asks 200 CA. billionaires to pay a one-time 5% tax to keep health clinics open, save health care jobs, and replace health care $$$ that Trump's budget bill ripped away from working families.
https://yeson40.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=24260871789&gbraid=0AAAABC2lkj0Ph2nJE4Z1qrxKAYumElVOs&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5bjVBhCiARIsAJzMVnQYUMtFaYFzEkr4FGuesYt6YG9ckdaRVQEdSFtp8eJF24tK38K6kGAaAvt0EALw_wcB
09/26/2026
[DLBN] No KINGS “VOTE EARLY” RALLIES are being organized for Sat. Oct. 17 across America by Move On. Turning people power into voting power, so every voter understands their options for how to vote.
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/1021016/
09/25/2026
[DLBN] Over Labor Day, ICE agents stormed a campsite in a National park in Washington state over a littering complaint. Five men were arrested in front of terrified kids, according to Left Click.
09/24/2026
[DLBN] China moves “to ensure artificial intelligence develops in a safe, reliable and controllable way, calling for stronger built-in safeguards and more addressing risks embedded in the technology itself.”
https://www.mlex.com/mlex/artificial-intelligence/articles/2525872?nl_pk=5fe04db2-602d-41a1-acca-7b92730c9b55&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mlex/artificial-intelligence&utm_content=2026-09-17&read_more=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=0
09/22/2026
[DLBN] AMZN PROJECT MERCURY will grow same-day delivery to > 1,000sites by 2031, up from about 85 today. to place those facilities within a 10-mile straight-line radius of 80% of US Prime subscribers by 2031. Shop local—it’s much closer.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4643269-amazon-targets-1k-same-day-delivery-hubs-by-2031-report?utm_content=link-1&position=rta_news_sublogic_pretestlaunch_main_0_title&utm_source=seeking_alpha&utm_campaign=rta-stock-news&messageid=2900&mailingid=47508949&serial=47508949.10658&utm_term=47508949.10658&source=email_2900&utm_medium=email
09/21/2026
[DLBN] The Golden President follows up his ballroom/military bunker plans with a hidden military use for his big, beautiful Triumphal Arch near Arlington Cemetery.[AI image by AL]
09/20/2026
[DLBN] WMT is holding special Pokémon 30th Anniversary Collection Drawings, randomly selecting participants who get to purchase items. It sounds like the old Cabbage Patch doll craze. You can read how this works—but I wouldn’t put my kids through it!
https://www.polygon.com/walmart-pokemon-30th-anniversary-tcg-card-release-raffle-drawing-when-what/
09/19/2026
[DLBN] The Golden President thinks Americans can’t handle “real news,” which is anything he does not control. He wants “honest news,” so he’s going to ban his Truth Social writers from the White House too.. (AI image by AL).
09/18/2026
[DLBN] When is the best time to buy bananas at WMT? I say “never.” This link says “morning gives you the best odds of a full display, more choice, but not always the best fruit, since restocking happens all day, moving older inventory first.”
The Best Time To Buy Bananas at Walmart, According to Employees When can you find yellow bananas with light green tips at Walmart?
09/17/2026
[DLBN] Ever found yourself wandering WMT aisles searching for a product that’s hiding? This link explains how the “flash tag” can find it. I don’t shop WMT ever, so I would only need this new app to find the bathrooms or exits.
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/grocery/shopping/2026/09/14/walmart-flash-price-tag-how-to-use-it/91754921007/
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