Stop Texas A&M’s Wal-Mart.
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,
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,
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
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, 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 sent six representatives over the New Hampshire state line into Vermont looking for help with their septic problems. But their plea for a septic
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 spent nearly 5 years and several million dollars trying to get a store location in the town of North Elba, NY, right next to
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.