Saving Face from Home Depot
Citizens in the southern California town of Agoura are trying to “save face” — literally, save Ladyface Mountain, from the double scourge of Home Depot
Citizens in the southern California town of Agoura are trying to “save face” — literally, save Ladyface Mountain, from the double scourge of Home Depot
Sprawl-busters in Spartanburg, South Carolina report that Wal-Mart is trying to push a 220,000 s.f. supercenter onto Webber Road and East Main Street. The proposed
Residents in Lee’s Summit, Missouri have held a couple of “summits” of their own to discuss how they can stop Wal-Mart from building a supercenter
Residents in Foster Township, PA are trying to explain why Wal-Mart feels the need to rezone land that is currently classified as forest/slope residential to
Last spring, the Des Plaines, Illinois Journal published a front page story stating that city officials were holding closed door meetings with a Home Depot
According to Fortune Maagazine’s “Global 500″ list, Wal-Mart, Inc. is the second largest global corporation in the world, with total revenues in 1999 of $167
Most of the participants at the Fort Wright, Kentucky hearing on a Wal-Mart supercenter were bleary-eyed by 2:30 AM, but for those who stayed until
First Germany. Then Wisconsin. Now Oklahoma. Wal-Mart is battling predatory pricing charges in a growing number of juridictions. This latest case involves scanners, David Glass,
Wal-Mart’s bluff backfired. It looks like there will not be a 24 hour Wal-Mart supercenter on the corner of 24th. and Baseline Road in Phoenix,
As predicted (see 9/8/00 newsflash), after the City Council of Westerville, OH voted unanimously to reject a 212,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter, the developer’s lawyers sued
The state of Kentucky doesn’t need any more empty Wal-Marts. The state already has 14 Wal-Marts on the market, making it the 9th. highest state
According to the headline in the August 21, 2000 Hawaii Star-Bulletin: HOME DEPOT SCRAPS PLANS FOR HAWAII KAI. News travels slowly sometimes along the sprawl-busters
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.