Another death at Home Depot
July 31, 2000
On the late afternoon of Sunday, July 9th, around 6 pm, twin brothers Dennis and Jeffrey Mead went shopping at the Federal Road Home Depot
July 2000
City Rejects Wal-Mart
July 21, 2000
On July 18th. the Colleyville, Texas City Council listened to the concerns of its citizens and voted against rezoning land for a Wal-Mart “Neighborhood Market”.
3 year old killed at Home Depot
July 20, 2000
On Sunday afternoon, May 29, 2000, around 4:30 pm, 3 year old Janessa Horner was inside the Twin Falls, Idaho Home Depot when she was
6 Month Moratorium Passed
July 19, 2000
Sprawl-Busters in Belfast, Maine have filed the following report on the latest anti-sprawl activity in their town: Tonight (July 18th, 2000) the Belfast, Maine City
Wal-Mart’s irradiation problem
July 17, 2000
If you ever saw it, you would even say it glows! Here’s the a press release put out in May about irradiated food being test-marketed
Home Depot Sued By Homeowners
July 15, 2000
A Las Vegas couple has sued Home Depot for breach of contract and fraud in a case that the plaintiffs say involves the building supply
No Sewer for Wal-Mart
July 12, 2000
The Queen Anne’s County (Maryland) Commissioners voted on May 23rd not to grant a water and sewer connection for a proposed 154,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter
Home Depot Paints NYC Orange
July 10, 2000
In a self-congratulatory company press release, Home Depot announced today that it will tie a 2,200 s.f. orange apron to the columns of the “mighty”
Wal-Mart Warehouse Defeated
July 8, 2000
In order to serve its rapacious growth, Wal-Mart has planned to build 11 new distribution centers, those enormous, 1 million square foot brain centers that
Wal-Mart Wins “Toxicity” Award
July 8, 2000
Wal-Mart’s public relations people must have scratched their heads over an unwelcomed “award” the company received a couple of weeks ago from a group of
Empty Wal-Mart Eyesores
July 7, 2000
Q: How long does a Wal-Mart last? A: In Bardstown, Kentucky, the answer is nine years. Wal-Mart is trying to move into its 3rd store
Wal-Mart Sales 3.6 Times Rivals
July 7, 2000
According to the just-released list of top 100 retailers compiuled by the National Retail Federation and Triversity, Inc. Wal-Mart, with 1999 sales of $165 billion,
Wal-Mart Statistics
July 7, 2000
Wal-Mart has indicated that it wants to add 230 stores to its units in the United States (165 supercenters, 40 discount stores, and 25 Sam’s
Wal-Mart Threatens Lawsuits
July 4, 2000
Sam Walton used to say that if a town, “for whatever reason”, didn’t want a Wal-Mart, that his company would not go in and “create