Local residents report that the city of Norman, OK (pop) 90,000, which already has a ‘normal’ Wal-Ma?
A new report from the National Priorities Project and Jobs With Justice says that the typical clerk at a Wal-Mart would have to work 312
A new report from the National Priorities Project and Jobs With Justice says that the typical clerk at a Wal-Mart would have to work 312
Wal-Mart is sending off its former number 2 man without his lucrative retirement agreement. Tom Coughlin, the company’s former Vice Chairman of the Board Directors,
Blow out the candles on the cake. Better yet, blow away the whole cake! According to an article in the July 2, 2002 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Wal-Mart Stores has released a “Factory Certification Report” for the period March, 2003 to February, 2004. In this report, Wal-Mart admits that nearly 80% of
Sprawl-Busters has done its third annual scan of “available” Wal-Mart buildings, The unused buildings have been called the “empty box syndrome” by the media, and
Wal-Mart indicated this week that the company hopes to open up to 55 new discount stores, and 230 supercenters in the fiscal year that starts
Wal-Mart stores: now you see them, now you don’t. Ever wonder who makes those horrendous decisons to locate a Wal-Mart on residential land, or one
The once limitless internet is growing tighter. This week Wal-Mart and America On Line jointly announced a “wide-ranging strategic alliance” to provide internet users with
As reported earlier this week, Wal-Mart pulled out all the stops in a big-ticket advertising campaign in 15 newspapers across California. The media splash was
The largest corporate takeover of Medicare begins today, as millions of Medicare beneficiaries begin coverage under the newly-privatized Medicare Part D drug plan. For those
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.