City Nears Cap on Stores.
September 28, 1999
Westlake, the Ohio city that successfully stopped a SuperKmart in a long court battle several years ago, is now busy working on a ordinance that
September 1999
New Ordinance Limits Superstores
September 28, 1999
The definition of a compromise is an agreement that makes neither side happy. That pretty much describes the new zoning ordinance regulating big box stores
Wal-Mart Next to FDR, Again!
September 26, 1999
Sprawl-busters in Hyde Park, NY report that Wal-Mart has returned to this town of 15,000 people to try and locate directly across from the estate
Gambling Against Supercenters
September 26, 1999
Despite the Gubernatorial veto of a similar ordinance in California (see below), Las Vegas County Commissioner Erin Kenny has introduced an ordinance that would require
Win One, Lose One
September 25, 1999
Wal-Mart walked away with an 81% voter margin in September 7ths referendum in Yuma, AZ, where local citizens put the issue on the ballot. City
Governor Rescues Costco
September 24, 1999
The full page ad in the San Francisco Chronical reads: COSTCO NEEDS YOUR HELP! “You’re probably surprised to see an ad from Costco in the
Home Depot Employees Gather.
September 18, 1999
For all practical purposes, it looked like a Home Depot staff meeting instead of a public hearing. The Tucson Planning Commission hearing on September 15th
A Squeaker for Home Depot
September 18, 1999
On July 20, 1999 (see newsflash below) we reported that residents of Lake Geneva (pop 6000) would be voting in a non-binding referendum on a
Big Box Faxs Out.
September 16, 1999
Two years of bitter fighting over a big box development just south of Charlottesville, VA city limits ended yesterday — not with a bang or
Sales Head South
September 16, 1999
What’s happened to the Wal-Mart touch in Mexico? Wal-Mart is the majority owner of the largest retailer in Mexico, Cifra, but that company has recently
Strawberry Fields Forever
September 15, 1999
First, let it be noted that Glendora, CA already has a Wal-Mart on Auto Center Drive. Now the company wants to place a Sam’s Club
Wal-Mart Votes “Con” on El Con
September 15, 1999
Residents in Tucson are breathing a temporary sigh of relief this week, as the official word came out in Tuesday’s Arizona Daily Star that Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Takes Another Loss
September 14, 1999
“I think we did everything we could,” commented Wal-Mart Attorney Bill Blackburn, “and it’s the city’s loss.” But jubilant residents of Richardson, Texas see it
State Bill Limits Superstores
September 13, 1999
“Economic fascists have already wiped out all of our downtown businesses,” explained California Assemblyman Richard Floyd. “They’ve destroyed independent clothing stores, hardware stores, appliance stores,
Albertson’s Get Mayoral Assist
September 11, 1999
We reported on August 22, 1999 that the Albertson’s grocery chain was trying to win city approval in New Orleans to build a 66,000 s.f.
Hechingers: Another One Bites the Dust.
September 10, 1999
Another great tree in the forest of building supply companies has fallen. The “old growth” companies are being culled out of the forest, as the
Wal-Mart’s $45,000 Avocado Fine
September 7, 1999
We told you on October 26, 1998 (see newsflash entry below) that Wal-Mart was facing $156,000 in fines from the U.S. Dept of Agriculture for
Developer Challenges Vote
September 5, 1999
Sprawl-busters in Orange Township, in Delaware County, Ohio, have been fighting a Home Depot rezoning since January, 1999. As reported in the Columbus Dispatch newpaper,
Home Depot Tries to Scrub the Jay
September 5, 1999
Is one Home Depot worth a bird and a snake in the bush? There are now more than 800 Home Depot stores to shop at,
Lawsuit to Stop Vote
September 5, 1999
We reported on September 1, 1999 (see below) that residents in Huntington Beach, CA had gathered more than 22,000 signatures to put a referendum before
Is Breast feeding in Wal-Mart OK, or not?
September 4, 1999
ABC news has reported that two women in Ohio have filed a complaint with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, stemming from an incident two years
Violence at Wal-Mart.
September 3, 1999
At 8:30 pm on Sunday, August 29, 1999, 47 year old Brian Midgette of Gilbertsville, PA, walked into the Wal-Mart store in Pottstown, and bought
Home Depot’s Old Promises/Old Growth
September 3, 1999
Last week Home Depot promised to phase out sales of products made from ‘old growth’ timber by the end of 2002. Old growth timber is
Home Depot Comes Back
September 3, 1999
In 1997, Home Depot flew into San Juan Capistrano with plans to build a 130,000 s.f. store on 15 acres of land abutting the Capistrano
Wal-Mart’s Hazardous Shipment
September 2, 1999
The Associated Press reported recently that the Federal Aviation Administration is seeking to fine Wal-Mart $50,000 for improperly transporting by air a shipment containing dry
RV rape suspect found at the Wal
September 2, 1999
Newspapers as diverse as the Wall Street Journal and the Montana Missoulian have featured extensive articles about the use of Wal-Mart parking lots by RVers
Wal-Mart Goes Residential
September 1, 1999
According to the citizen’s group, Crest View United, Wal-Mart has asked for demolition permits from the city of Huntington Beach to tear down the Crest