Target’s Electoral Politics.
It’s become commonplace for big retailers to create local “astro-turf” citizen’s groups, designed to look and sound like “grass-roots”, but be entirely financed and directed
It’s become commonplace for big retailers to create local “astro-turf” citizen’s groups, designed to look and sound like “grass-roots”, but be entirely financed and directed
When citizens groups go up against companies like Home Depot on an election ballot, one thing they can expect with certainty: the company will spend
CVS, the convenience store chain that boasts it has “listened to customers and operated stores to meet their needs,” apparently draws the line when it
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.