Wal-Mart “Squelched?”
January 27, 2000
Tom Winkopp owns a 34 acre piece of property that Wal-Mart was eyeing for a 204,000 s.f. supercenter in Clemson, South Carolina. So when Winkopp
January 2000
Alderman Changes His Mind
January 26, 2000
Alderman Sheldon Shepstone must have thought he had a great idea. We informed you on January 13, 2000 (see newsflash below), that Mr. Shepstone, after
Home Depot: Nailed in New Jersey
January 26, 2000
After months of trying to hammer its way into Englewood, New Jersey, Home Depot got nailed by the ears by a Texas company that made
Home Depot Pressures Landowners
January 20, 2000
Municipal leaders in the town of Menomonee Falls, WI have had their fill of big box stores (see 1/6/00 newsflash), but a nearby town still
Honey They Shrunk the Wal-Mart
January 16, 2000
Hundreds of angry residents in Plano, Texas were apparently enough to stimulate Wal-Mart to go back to the drawing board and scrap plans for a
Wal-Mart Creeps into Town
January 16, 2000
Wal-Mart is like a cheap pair of underwear. They keep creeping up on you. So it is in Springfield, Oregon, where it turns out that
After 12 years, Wal-Mart CEO David Glass has stepped down, to be replaced by Lee Scott, who has been?
January 16, 2000
After 12 years, Wal-Mart CEO David Glass has stepped down, to be replaced by Lee Scott, who has been the company’s COO for the past
Home Depot Discrimination Suit
January 15, 2000
Is is possible to serve your country and serve Home Dept at the same time? Apparently not for Captain James Smith, a member of the
Vote No and Measure D
January 15, 2000
The residents of Glendora, California (see 9/15/99 newsflash below) will have a chance to Slam Dunk Wal-Mart and Home Depot at the same time on
Example of “Wal-Math”
January 15, 2000
On September 1 and 5, 1999 (see earlier newsflashes), we presented the story of Huntington Beach, CA, where the numbers for Wal-Mart just don’t add
Wal-Mart Loses Another One
January 14, 2000
There won’t be a Wal-Mart supercenter in West Palm Beach, because the retailer couldn’t muster enough votes at the Palm Beach County Commissioners yesterday. The
Wal-Loses Discrimination Cases
January 14, 2000
In a May 8, 1998 newsflash (see below) we told the story of Ben Guiliani, who runs a maintenance and cleaning business in Augusta, Maine.
Wal-Mart Settles Deaf Workers Case
January 14, 2000
Wal-Mart has agreed to hire Jeremy Fass and William Darnell. But it took several years and a lawsuit by the federal government to get Wal-Mart
“Restoration” Condition on Depot
January 13, 2000
After months of controversy, a non-binding referendum, and City Council resignations, Home Depot has hammered its way into Lake Geneva, WI — but with an
Dangers At Wal-Mart
January 11, 2000
Sprawl-Busters in Canada sent us two Christmas holiday stories about life at Wal-Mart, and the dangers of shopping there. A Wal-Mart store in Winnipeg had
Wal-Mart “Threat” Backfires
January 7, 2000
On January 5th, Wal-Mart suddenly announced that it was pulling out of a proposed supercenter off Atlanta Highway in Athens, Georgia (see January 4th. newsflash
Zoning “Cap” Considered
January 6, 2000
Big box retailing is not headed into the 3rd Mall-ennium in the town of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. As reported in earlier “newsflash” stories, Menomonee Falls
Nicest Wal-Mart in the nation?
January 6, 2000
The developer of a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter in Stevensville, MD has promised local residents a store that will be more attractive than most Wal-Marts (which
Sour Grapes At Wal-Mart.
January 4, 2000
You can find all the fruit you want at Wal-Mart, but don’t look for sour grapes. That’s the word from Wal-Mart’s attorney in Athens, Georgia,