Wal-Mart Globalizes Poverty
Hundreds of union workers are in Seattle, WA this week to protest Wal-Mart’s extensive economic ties with countries with abysmal labor and human rights standards.
Hundreds of union workers are in Seattle, WA this week to protest Wal-Mart’s extensive economic ties with countries with abysmal labor and human rights standards.
Mayor Spyro Condos doesn’t like the odds that Home Depot was up against recently, when the City Council failed to approve the megastore’s plans by
What you can’t get by regulation, try to get by litigation. That developer’s mantra seems to hold true in Union Township, where township officials recently
Residents of Scottsdale, AZ are hoping its just a desert mirage. That 47 acre strip development being planned for the scenic Sonoran Desert of Arizona
If you go to the Home Depot website, and search the store locator for “Peachtree City, GA”, you will find page after page of Home
Ever want to live next door to a Wal-Mart? Not exactly the average homeowner’s idea of Nirvana — but it could pay off in the
“The residents would prefer no development, but we realize that’s unrealistic.” So says a member of the Churchville Residents Association, which is battling a $100
In our July 20, 1999 newsflash we described the battle in Ashland, VA to keep out a 179,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter. Residents in Ashland adopted
On August 12, 1999, newsflash reported that the Racine County Board of Supervisors had rejected a Home Depot rezoning request, but as one town official
Rule #1 at Wal-Mart is that “the customer is always right”. Rule #2 is; “If the customer happens to be wrong, refer to Rule #1.”
The town of Saratoga Springs, New York has just elected a new Democratic Mayor — and political observers from both parties say Home Depot had
Wal-Mart wants to build a supercenter in the community of South San Franciso, CA. To warm up residents to the idea, the Wal-Mart community affairs
Last month the small community of Easton, MD, the Town Council voted to impose a 3 month moratorium on the processing of big box retail
Wal-Mart must think that participatory democracy is like buying an ad. In several cases recently, the merchant of mass mediocrity has decided to form “citizens”
The Highland, IL News Leader newspaper printed the following tale about life in small town America once Wal-Mart moves in. “Four years ago Jerseyville, IL
Here’s a little ‘bedtime for businesss” story from the San Mateo, CA. County Times newspaper, about how Wal-Mart helped some local businesses say good night
“Wal-Mart takes its role as a corporate citizen seriously and willingly assumes its obligation to support public services through taxes.” That’s what Wal-Mart tells new
We reported on August 27, 1999 (see newsflash below) that the Chandler City Council had voted unanimously to turn down a proposed 212,000 s.f. Wal-Mart
Loudon County, Virginia knows sprawl. According to yesterday’s Washington Post, the northern Virginia county has experienced a 67% growth in population during the 90s, bringing
Wal-Mart has literally abandoned its plans mid-stream in Stratham, New Hampshire. The company’s plans to construct a 200,000 s.f. superstore in the middle of a
According to a report in today’s Salem Morning Journal, area residents in Green and Salem Townships have started organizing to fend off the annexation of
The West End Community Association in Long Beach, CA. has made it perfectly clear to developers: Residents don’t want a suburban-style retail mall in an
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.