The Small Sprawl Store
December 30, 1999
Is Wal-Mart paying attention to its critics who have urged the store to shrink in size to accomodate the scale of the small towns it
December 1999
Another Wal-Mart Injury
December 30, 1999
I have no sympathy for Deborah J. Golden. She should have known better. Many consumers now realize that thousands of shoppers are injured by falling
The Weeki Wachee Wal-Mart
December 28, 1999
I concluded long ago that the Wal-Mart Real Estate department is willing to put a store anywhere you can collect 15 or more acres of
A Wal-Mart Christmas Story.
December 25, 1999
Several days before Christmas, Theresa Delzatto, a severely disabled woman who is paralyzed from the neck down, received a check for $570 from Wal-Mart Stores,
Home Depot Loses Appeal
December 24, 1999
Oakville already has a Home Depot, so don’t feel too bad for the Atlanta-based retailer. They won’t have a 2nd store in Oakville — at
Wal-Mart Gives Girl Scouts A Heave Ho
December 24, 1999
It seems so heartless right before Christmas, but Wal-Mart managers across the nation gave groups like the Salvation Army and the Girl Scouts a sudden
Typical Suburban Hannafords
December 22, 1999
The town hall in Red Hook was filled Monday night to watch only (no public comments were allowed) as nearly half a dozen “suits” from
Mega-Mall Attracts Mega-Opposition
December 19, 1999
Here’s a report just submitted from sprawl-busters in southwest Ohio: “About 40 activists are now involved in the biggest sprawl battle southwest Ohio has ever
Win A Car, Stop a Meijer’s
December 19, 1999
The Mayor of the Village of Lisle, IL is in a tough spot. The residents of his community voted last April by a 65% majority
Home Depot Loses Hole in One
December 19, 1999
The folks in Evergreen Park, Illinois would rather be golfing than going to Home Depot. According to an account in the Chicago Sun Times, a
No ‘fundamental values’ at Wal-Mart
December 19, 1999
Santa tried to quietly dump a huge superstore under this small town’s tree, but local residents saw the fat man coming, and are now sounding
Wal-Mart Feels ‘Animosity’
December 17, 1999
“There was definitely a lot of passion and animosity in the room against Wal-Mart last night,” admitted Wal-Mart’s one employee, who had to confront more
7th Graders Picket Wal-Mart
December 15, 1999
Picture this scene outside of the Janesville, Wisconsin Wal-Mart on the evening of December 10th. It’s a rainy night, and a group of 15 seventh
Costco & Wal-Mart Battles
December 15, 1999
An up or down vote on a 147,000 s.f. Costco store will be on the ballot in this community of 60,000 people — but that’s
Tour the Wal-Mart Site
December 13, 1999
Got nothing to do this Saturday? Looking for something exciting and educational at the same time? How about taking a guided tour of a Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart’s “Plan B”
December 13, 1999
Rockland, Maine already has a Wal-Mart. Although no one in town was clamoring for a larger one — that’s exactly what Wal-Mart now wants to
Wal-Mart Fined $2 M in Ammo Case
December 12, 1999
Better late than never in bringing the following story to you: According to the Associated Press, Wal-Mart was hit with a $2.16 million verdict in
Home Depot Expansion Nixed
December 12, 1999
Residents of Bonita Springs, Florida have hammered Home Depot right where it hurts. The world’s largest home improvement chain will not be getting the desired
Albertson’s Has “Tough Quarter”
December 12, 1999
America’s number 2 grocery retailer has told the media that it had a “tough quarter” recently, including settling 8 class action lawsuits brought against it
Wal-Mart’s Bad Gamble
December 12, 1999
County Commissioners in Clark County, Nevada voted in early October to amend the county’s zoning ordinance to require any retail store larger than 110,000 square
Court Greases The Skids for Wal-Mart Supercenter
December 12, 1999
A New York state Supreme Court justice this week handed residents of Greece, New York a RAW deal. The Court approved a Wal-Mart supercenter over
Wal-Mart Loses Twice
December 12, 1999
Very few details on this one, but sprawl-busters in Ohio report that a proposed Wal-Mart in Westerville, OH was rejected roughly two weeks ago —
Talk is Not Cheap at Wal-Mart
December 12, 1999
The Attorney General of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart, charging that the company has been deceiving the public about the economic value of
Home Depot Races Out of Racine.
December 8, 1999
The Milwaukee Journal Times took a pulse of sentiment regarding a proposed Home Depot in Racine. According to the paper, the “results of a telephone
Store Size Limit Headed to Ballot
December 4, 1999
On November 3rd (see below) we reported that Wal-Mart’s plans for a “wet” store in the wetlands of Stratham, NH were submerged by community opposition
Is bigger better?
December 4, 1999
The town of Milford, Delaware already has a Wal-Mart. It’s a 72,000 s.f. store, which is almost the size of two football fields — but