City Sued Over Wal-Mart
March 30, 2001
Mason City, Iowa holds the Guinness Book record on number of times they have rejected a Wal-Mart. The city’s Planning & Zoning Commission has turned
March 2001
Wal Mart Elementary School
March 25, 2001
No, Wal-Mart isn’t getting into the public school business — or is it? Residents in Lake in the Hills, Illinois, reported this week that their
Home Depot’s Race Woes
March 24, 2001
According to a fax alert from the National Home Center News, Home Depot has more racial dissention in its ranks. The NHCN reports that 18
Home Depot Pulls Out; Size Cap Passes
March 24, 2001
More than four months ago, Newsflash reported (see 11/3/2000 below) that Home Depot had been rejected by the Planning Board in Milford, Pennsylvania. At the
ABC’s 20/20 on Falling Merchandise
March 15, 2001
The top brass at Home Depot on Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta will be watching this Friday night to see how bad the damage is
Pro Wal-Mart Mayor Gets Dumped
March 14, 2001
It took about one year — but the voters of Glendora, California got their chance to deliver a message to incumbent Mayor Larry Glenn. We
Lowe’s Invades the Northeast
March 7, 2001
Now that Home Depot has hammered the “competition’ in the New England/Mid Atlantic region, and stores like Somerville Lumber, Grossman’s, HomeQuarters, Channel, and Rickel’s are
Wal-Mart Can’t Compete
March 6, 2001
It seems that Wal-Mart can dish it out — but not take it. A Wal-Mart discount store manager in Davenport, Iowa told city officials this
Impasse Stops Home Depot
March 1, 2001
“We had just reached an impasse,” the Home Depot spokesman told the Bonita (FL) Daily News, as their plans for a home improvement store flew