Islanders Oppose Kmart Franchise
Will the Kmart blue light specials get a red light on the paradise island of Barbados? Local merchants on this small island in the Caribbean
Will the Kmart blue light specials get a red light on the paradise island of Barbados? Local merchants on this small island in the Caribbean
The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced on June 7th that a “settlement” had been reached with Wal-Mart over water pollution problems due to stormwater runoff
All across the country, large retailers such as Costco, Wal-Mart, BJs, Albertson’s, etc are trying to add gas stations to their parking lots. Such facilities
Eight and a half years. That’s what it took residents of Chestertown, Maryland to slam dunk Wal-Mart. Here’s a field update from Brenda Horrocks and
Whose got the lower glass ceiling: Wal-Mart or Home Depot? We’ll find out eventually, as Wal-Mart is now forced to respond to a sex discrimination
We have followed the case of two deaf men who applied for work at Wal-Mart six years ago, but were rejected, and their subsequent lawsuit
A gathering at the Magazine Publishers of America Retail Conference in Washington, D.C. recently was the stage Wal-Mart used to unveil its other personality. A
Here’s the message I received this morning from a group called Belfast First, in the town of Belfast, Maine: “We won! Belfast won! The referendum
Florida already is one of the highest-ranking states in the nation for “dead” Wal-Mart stores. As of today, there are 33 “available” Wal-Mart stores in
According to a story in the June 11, 2001 Charleston (WV) Gazette, Wal-Mart stores will no longer accept West Virginia clothing vouchers. The commissioner of
Wal-Mart has been removed from the Domini 400 Social Index citing research by the National Labor Committee documenting that-* Wal-Mart’s “Kathie Lee” goods were made
On April 12, 2001, the Planning Board of Hamilton Township, New Jersey voted unanimously to approve a huge, 270 acre retail complex that will include
After nine years of botched planning and big box buffoonery, the citizens of South St.Louis have finally laid to rest the worst laid plans of
Filmmaker Micha Peled’s one hour doumentary STORE WARS will air this week on local PBS channels. Go to www.pbs.org/storewars to check for the local public
The world’s largest retailer is also the world’s largest recipient of corporate welfare. The Associated Press reported in March that the U.S. House of Representatives
The city of Ithaca, New York has spent the better part of the past decade fighting off big box developers — and all on 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.