Something Different Than Wal-Mart.
June 28, 1999
Give Jerry Anderson, of Tucson, AZ credit. He was the only member of the City Council to vote recently against a huge megamall that is
June 1999
Many residents in Accokeek, MD want to keep their community “open,green and rural.” That’s why the M?
June 25, 1999
The relationship between Wal-Mart and its “associates” is based on the concept of ‘respect for the individual’. The question is: which individual? The company that
Five Year Ban on Superstores
June 24, 1999
The icy climate in Norway may prove inhospitable to large superstore retail chains as well. According to a February 1999 article in the Architectural Record,
Another Win Against Wal-Mart
June 24, 1999
On June 21st, the Albuquerque City Council handed Wal-Mart it’s second major defeat in as many weeks, when the County voted to “put the brakes”
The Noxious Home Depot Weed
June 23, 1999
State officials from the Idaho Department of Agriculture were scurrying through Home Depot stores in at least 3 Idaho communities, scouring the stores for Sparganium
Wal-Mart Hires Bus for Supporters
June 19, 1999
Next time you’re having an event and need a larger turnout, call your local Wal-Mart. They now specialize in event turnout. In their efforts to
Wal-Mart Makes A Video
June 19, 1999
You won’t find this video at Blockbuster, but Wal-Mart is hoping its video will change some minds in Richardson, TX, a community of roughly 80,000
Small Town Beats Big Store
June 15, 1999
It took two years for the small communities of the Eastern Mountain region to stop Wal-Mart, but the big company never had a chance against
Merrie Olde Wal-Mart Arrives
June 15, 1999
On September 20, 1998 (see below), we reported in newsflash that the British Dept of the Environment had published a study indicating that large foodstores
Everyday Overprices.
June 11, 1999
When in Argentina, do as the Argentinians. According to an Argentine newspaper, Wal-Mart stores in this South American nation were slapped with a fine by
“Many people don’t like Wal-Mart”
June 9, 1999
It came right out of the mouth of the developer. “There’s just many, many people who don’t like Wal-Mart,” said the lawyer for JDN Realty,
Residents sue City over Wal-Mart
June 8, 1999
Wal-Mart has had its ups and downs in Fenton, MI. In 1997, the city’s Planning Commission gave thumbs down to a proposed superstore on Owen
Hechinger’s Gets Nailed
June 4, 1999
According to Reuters press, one of the country’s oldest home improvement retailers may have to file for bankruptcy protection in order to reorganize its finances.
Home Depot’s Road Show
June 2, 1999
Do the roads in your town need repair? Are local officials wondering how to fix that stretch of road without exhausting the town budget? Officials
