Grossly Unattractive CVS.
“I hate this,” admitted Bethlehem City Councilwoman Magdalena Szabo. “It’s grossly unattractive and serves no purpose.” That’s a pretty good definition of the CVS convenience
“I hate this,” admitted Bethlehem City Councilwoman Magdalena Szabo. “It’s grossly unattractive and serves no purpose.” That’s a pretty good definition of the CVS convenience
???The more the better, I guess.??? That???s the kind of mindless land use mentality that explains why communities across America let Wal-Mart build super-fluous stores
Not content with merely provoking neighborhood uproar on the ground, now the Rite Aid Corporation has taken to the unfriendly skies. Residents in the states
On July 30th. we narrated the story of the town of Woolwich, Ontario, where local officials, by one vote, gave Wal-Mart a green light to
Target, a division of Dayton Hudson, wants to build a 122,000 s.f. store in the city of Northfield, MN. Or does it? City officials were
An update to our July 30th entry about Wal-Mart’s multi-year efforts to get into this California town. A Placer County Superior Court Judge ruled on
Wal-Mart is a 3 time loser in this small Indiana community. Last February, Wal-Mart approached the New Albany Plan Commission with a proposal to construct
Here’s one lesson they won’t teach in Warrenton, Virginia schools: In July the town’s Board of Supervisors narrowly voted 3-2 to extend town water and
Wal-Mart boasts in its employee’s handbook that the company is “constantly seeking more items to convert from foreign sources to American manufacturers. We prefer to
In a July 30, 1998 showcase of Wal-Mart stock, the Motley Fool reviews how Wal-Mart stock managed to double within the last year. As of
On April 5, 1998 in Newflash (see below) we reported on an attempt by the Benderson Development Corp, one of the largest mall developers in
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.