Stop Texas A&M’s Wal-Mart.
October 31, 1998
Sprawl-busters in Commerce, TX have a problem with the kind of commerce Wal-Mart is proposing in their community. Wal-Mart currently has a store in Commerce,
October 1998
Wal-Mart Supercenter Provokes Opposition.
October 31, 1998
A citizens group called Smart Growth for Northern York County has organized to battle a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter in Carroll Township, Pennsylvania. According to a
Wal-Mart Welfare Referendum
October 31, 1998
East side, West side, all around that town. It was Wal-Mart’s original plan to open two new supercenters in Norman, OK on the same day
Wal-Mart’s Illegal Avocados.
October 26, 1998
Wal-Mart, the Made in the USA company, is facing $156,000 in fines from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture for illegally importing avocados from Mexico. According
Wal-Mart’s Sewage Failure.
October 21, 1998
Wal-Mart sent six representatives over the New Hampshire state line into Vermont looking for help with their septic problems. But their plea for a septic
Wal-Mart’s a LULU!
October 18, 1998
The Nassau County Public Works Director is worried about plans for a 183,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter on this small barrier island in Northern Florida. After
Wal-Mart Slams the Door
October 16, 1998
Wal-Mart spent nearly 5 years and several million dollars trying to get a store location in the town of North Elba, NY, right next to
Rite Aid Abandons the Palace
October 16, 1998
All the world is a stage, but Rite Aid can’t get into the Pagoda Palace Theatre for all the money in the world. Once again,
Home Depot Up In Smoke.
October 16, 1998
For the third time in as many years, a major fire at a home improvement center has been investigated by the National Fire Protection Association.
Wal-Mart Drops Fake Tommy Hilfiger
October 13, 1998
You better check carefully that cool Tommy Hilfiger T-shirt you bought at Wal-Mart or Sams. According to Hilfiger, Wal-Mart has knowingly sold at least seven
Trampled At Wal-Mart.
October 13, 1998
There is a bumper-sticker reportedly promoted by Wal-Mart that says:”Outta my way, I’m shopping at Wal-Mart”. That certainly was the case a couple of days
Keep Your Hands Off Our Neck!
October 12, 1998
The small town of Kilmarnock, VA (pop.1,500) made some loud noise this week against a proposed 109,000 s.f. Wal-Mart superstore plus a 145,000 s.f. Lowe’s
The “Retromood” CVS
October 12, 1998
What do AARP, Emory University, and the Sierra Club have in common? A dislike for CVS drug stores that try to substitute for a full
Wal-Mart’s Dueliing Churches
October 12, 1998
“I am a business person,” explained St.Petersburg City Councilor Larry Williams, “and I always think that encouraging business is usually good. In this case, I
Disabled Employee Sues Wal-Mart
October 12, 1998
Robert Belfante used to work at the Wal-Mart distribution center in southeast Hernando County, Fl. In 1995, he asked the company to give him a
Home Depot Stand Still in Levittown
October 3, 1998
An “outpouring of letters” from residents against Home Depot has knocked a proposed Levittown project off the fast track. The company had hoped to go
State Bans Wal-Mart Construction
October 2, 1998
The signs at Wal-Mart say: Watch Out for Falling Prices. But the signs at their Dickson City, PA store should have read: Watch Out For
Economic Impacts Exaggerated
October 2, 1998
A draft economic impact analysis of what would happen in Bozeman, Montana if Wal-Mart is allowed to expand its discount store into a supercenter, indicates
Cap on Superstore Size
October 1, 1998
Irland’s Minister for the Environment and Local Government, Noel Dempsey, rocked the development world in June when he issued a two page General Policy Directive
Love, Wal-Mart style.
October 1, 1998
The 5th. US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a former Wal-Mart employee is entitled to $75,000 in punitive damages, and $19,000 in compensatory
Wal-Mart Shares Drop 6%
October 1, 1998
According to one Wall St. analyst, retail stocks took a slide on Sept. 30th. because of fears of a consumer slow down. Wal-Mart stock dropped