Wal-Mart’s Advertising Budget.
July 30, 1999
How much money does it take to convince people that you have “low everyday prices”, or that “we sell for less”, or “the customer is
July 1999
Wal-Mart Runs Into Buzz Saw
July 27, 1999
The headline in last week’s Arizona Republic says it all: “Wal-Mart Runs into Buzz Saw”. Planning Officials in Chandler, Arizona ripped a Wal-Mart proposal to
Anti-Wal-Mart overflow
July 25, 1999
Residents of Lancaster, NY turned out in an overflow crowd to protest the construction of a 300,000 s.f big box plaza that will reportedly include
Loses First Amendment Fight
July 25, 1999
At the end of January, newsflash updated the situation in Buffalo, NY, where Rite Aid was trying to bulldoze the Elmwood neighborhood to produce a
Welcome to Lake Depot.
July 20, 1999
Last year, the city of Lake Geneva imposed a one year moratorium to revise its zoning code to requires projects greater than 50,000 s.f. to
Flamingos Attack Wal-Mart.
July 20, 1999
Pink Flamingos are not a bird indigenous to the small town of Ashland, VA, which lies about 100 miles south of Washington, D.C. in the
Sprawl in a Meijer Way.
July 20, 1999
The small town of St. Johns, Michigan is roughly 18 miles north of Lansing. It has retail sprawl with every logo you could want. According
Wal-Mart’s Misnomer Is Defeated
July 13, 1999
Last April, a Wal-Mart representative told a reporter from the Cazenovia (NY) Republican that “unfortunately, supercenter is a misnomer. The name brings out a vision
Home Depot’s Cross Hairs.
July 8, 1999
“Maybe I’m missing something here,” admitted one resident of the small Canadian town of Oakville. “But is there some amazing need for another Home Depot?”
Wal-Mart’s “Misery”
July 3, 1999
“I love the peace and quiet,” explains Cathy McCashin, a resident of Surrey, British Columbia, who is leading an effort to toss out a plan
The Wal-Mart Savings & Loan
July 1, 1999
Imagine that Wal-Mart, the company that already has a profile of what kinds of merchandise you buy everytime you shop there, now has information about
Wal-Mart Humiliates Workers
July 1, 1999
It’s 9:30 pm on the night of June 11, 1999 at the Severance Town Center Wal-Mart store in Cleveland Heights, OH. The store manager gets