Wal-Mart Slowly Destroying America
Jules Thiessen, the Mayor of Mount Holly, NJ, is concerned about the proposed building of a 134,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter in neighboring Lumberton. The Mayor
Jules Thiessen, the Mayor of Mount Holly, NJ, is concerned about the proposed building of a 134,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter in neighboring Lumberton. The Mayor
Your Home — or Home Depot? That’s the choice facing as many as 1,000 residents of Inglewood, CA, who will have to find another place
Citizens in the unversity town of Athens, OH are trying to bestow a degree on Wal-Mart — the second degree. Residents and merchants have organized
What better way to allow Home Depot shoppers to enjoy the natural wonders of Long Island than to locate a huge building supply store next
Wal-Mart wants to build a 185,000 s.f. superstore in Greencastle, IN. The only problem is there already IS a Wal-Mart in Greencastle. It’s just not
“What we have here is a monster,” said Jack Berlekamp of Orange Township, OH. He was referring to developments plans recently unveiled by a Columbus
If Wal-Mart wants to build a store in Clermont, FL, it’s going to have to think smaller. On April 13th, the City Council in Clermont
Home Depot is trying to break up some big rocks in Oakland, CA. The company wants to build a mall on the site of the
Not so fast, Home Depot! The Planning Board in Merrimack, NH was not ready to pave the way for a 134,000 s.f. Depot on Route
Sprawl-busters in Pensacola, FL passed this item on to us, which dates back over a year ago. It seems that County Commissioners in Santa Rosa,
In a classic triumph of money over community, the Citizens for Good Planning (aka Wal-Mart Stores, Inc) has added another Wal-Mart to the retail inventory
Don’t ask public officials in Courtenay, British Columbia about their vow of silence. Several city officials swore to keep quiet for Wal-Mart, until a few
Wal-Mart has a voracious appetite for grocery stores, and now is getting help from state government in its quest to become the world’s largest grocer.
A new report from a non-profit research group, Policy Matters Ohio, says that Ohio taxpayers over the past year offered Wal-Mart financial assistance totaling $10
How much is the future of Fort Collins, CO worth? So far, Wal-Mart has pumped nearly $80,000 into a referendum campaign that will culminate with
Wal-Mart have a love/hate relationship with the ballot box. How else to explain the companies contradictory behavior in Eureka,CA vs. Yuma, AZ. In Eureka, Wal-Mart
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.