First Bradlees, Now Montgomery Ward
The old year 2000 went out with a retail groan, as thousands of workers were thrown out of work, victims of the “one country, one
The old year 2000 went out with a retail groan, as thousands of workers were thrown out of work, victims of the “one country, one
Activists in Bangor, Maine have a victory to celebrate this week, but it is likely to be a short one. According to the Bangor Daily
After 42 years in retailing, another large New England retail chain store has gone out of business — a victim of aggressive dominance by the
Big box retailers were 3 time losers this week, as the city of Glendale, Arizona went “outside of the box” to control the proliferation of
Residents in the small Ohio city of London have gotten into a food fight with the nation’s largest grocery chain. Krogers wants to abandon its
In my book, “Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart”, I describe the campaign tactics Wal-Mart uses when trying to lobby for a store in a local community. One of
According to the Supermarket News, Irish Environment Minister Noel Dempsey is poised to introduce legislation banning the development of superstores. The source of their tip
Wal-Mart likes to tell communities they are “one of the best companies to work for…that’s a reputation we work hard to preserve.” Apparently the state
On September 7, 2000, newsflash brought you the story of Wal-Mart’s woes in Asheville, North Carolina. This is a community where Wal-Mart already has two
A proposed 98,000 s.f. Wal-Mart in Albuquerque, New Mexico got stuck in traffic this week, as planners and regulators gave the project a thumbs down.
“Would you like Blue or Orange?” That’s the home improvement choice facing consumers, as yet another regional building supply store bites the dust. Home Base,
Bob Tillman, the CEO of Lowe’s home improvement stores, told the Wall Street Journal last month that “we want to be the 500 pound gorilla
Everyone knows that Home Depot is a Big Fish in the retailing world. But all retailing is local, and sometimes the company is just a
Wal-Mart is supposed to be good with numbers, but they can’t count very high when it comes to tracking losing superstore battles at the local
The idea of Kmart’s Blue Light specials has residents in Chesapeake, Virginia seeing red. On an appropriately named “Battlefield Boulevard”, Kmart wants to rezone 19
Wal-Mart rolled snake-eyes in Reno, Nevada this week. According to the November 29th. Reno Gazette-Journal, a traffic consultant hired by area residents helped convince the
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.