Rite Aid: Dead on Delivery
September 30, 1998
You can’t do much worse than this: Rite Aid lost a vote before the Buffalo Common Council on September 22, 1998 by a vote of
September 1998
Impact of Large Stores
September 30, 1998
The British Department of the Environment, Transport, and the Regions has published a new study that indicates large foodtores sited outside town or commercial centers
Wal-Mart in Hiding?
September 25, 1998
The Rockingham County, VA County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 23rd by 4-1 to allow land zoned industrial to be included as part of a
Home Depot Bad Neighbor
September 25, 1998
Newsday newspaper has published an article focusing on the cold reception many residents on Long Island have given to their new neighbor, the orange monster
A Thousand Rite Aids.
September 23, 1998
Say a last farewell to the Williamsville Inn, which recently was sold to a developer from Buffalo, NY to be demolished to make way for
No H2O, No Sewer for Wal-Mart
September 23, 1998
In August of 1997, the Village Council in the small rural community of Tijeras, NM began hearings on a proposed 155,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter just
Depot’s engines shut down.
September 19, 1998
The town board in Riverhead just didn’t follow the law — and as a result, all the bulldozers out on Route 58 shut down their
Wal-Mart By the Bay.
September 12, 1998
You can just imagine the tourist appeal this holds: “Come to Old Town Eureka, California, and be sure to visit our unique Wal-Mart by the
Dead Mall Walking.
September 10, 1998
Sprawl-busters in the Utah community of Ephraim have some bone-chilling news. Rumors of Wal-Mart interest in coming to Ephraim have been rattling around for many
Big News In Town
September 9, 1998
The editor of The Record-Enterprise calls it “big news”. The President of the Chamber of Commerce “thinks it’s great”. The Town Administrator says it meets
They’re baaack!
September 4, 1998
In January of 1998, sprawl-busters in Kanawha City, a section of Charleston,WV, reported that the city planning commission voted down a Wal-Mart supercenter, and that
Wal-Mart’s Pipe Dream
September 4, 1998
At first no one would reveal who the mystery tenant was that wanted 29 acres of land in Rockingham County, VA. The developer, a South
A Moment for Bernie
September 4, 1998
According to a Reuters news story, Home Depot Chairman Bernie Marcus has seen his net worth drop by 22%, or roughly $470 million, since July
Wal-Mart’s Calculator Doesn’t Add Up.
September 3, 1998
Oh, the dangers of doing business with Wal-Mart! The folks at ADDvantage Media have watched a dream turn into a — lawsuit. In 1993 and
Welfare for Wal-Mart
September 3, 1998
What has $46 billion in assets, 3,408 stores around the world, and still receives state and federal tax subsidies? A: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. There were
Wal-Mart’s Dark Fence.
September 3, 1998
Rocky Mount, NC already has a Wal-Mart — but it’s time to get a bigger one, because Wal-Mart customers need bigger aisles to drive their
Home Depot’s Dictionary.
September 1, 1998
Environmental activists have nailed Home Depot for years because of its sales of “old growth” wood products. But on August 30, a group of activists
After weeks of nail-biting and rampant speculation, Wal-Mart unveiled last month the name of its new?
September 1, 1998
After weeks of nail-biting and rampant speculation, Wal-Mart unveiled last month the name of its new retailing concept. Wal-Mart had announced earlier this summer that