Size Cap on Stores Adopted
A correspondent in Georgia tells us this week that one of the Cherokee County, Georgia Commissioners has written his constituents with the following “good news/bad
A correspondent in Georgia tells us this week that one of the Cherokee County, Georgia Commissioners has written his constituents with the following “good news/bad
What do comedians George Carlin and Jon Stewart have in common? They can both boast now that they have been “banned in Bentonville” by the
Attention Wal-Mart shoppers! The company has disclosed the discomforting news that it has found union workers have penetrated supercenter premises — even to “prohibited areas”
Wal-Mart, the company that spends millions of dollars in TV ads that smile at you — has never stinted on self-congratulatory press releases. The latest
Wal-Mart is literally trying to raise the dead to make way for their controversial store in West Nashville. For at least the fourth time in
California Assemblyman Tom Torlakson (D-Antioch) has filed legislation entitled: “The Act to End Corporate Big Box Retailer Extortion”. The measure would protect cities from big
If you haven’t had the pleasure yet of shopping at a Wal-Mart in Jakarta, Indonesia, don’t worry. It looks like Wal-Mart isn’t going anywhere for
On February 27, 2006, Wal-Mart proudly announced that “civil right pioneer” Andrew Young had signed on as “national Steering Committee Chairman” of a new corporate
Every February, Sprawl-Busters does a national scan of Wal-Mart’s “dark stores.” These are buildings that Wal-Mart says are avaialble for rent or lease. Like a
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.