Adios, Home Depot!
October 28, 2001
Don’t Cry for Home Depot, Argentina. The company announced this week an agreement to sell its four Argentine stores to Hipermercados Jumbo, plus five stores
October 2001
Corporate Welfare for Target
October 23, 2001
Free Market advocates take note: Corporate Welfare is alive and thriving in the Keystone state! According to PR Newswire, Gov. Mark Schweiker announced this week
Court Sends Wal-Mart Back To Planning Board
October 14, 2001
A spokesman for the Mayor of North Tonawanda, New York says that this week’s court decision to send a Wal-Mart supercenter back to the Planning
Home Depot Drops Out of Plan
October 12, 2001
On April 13, 2001, we narrated the story of the little town of Bethlehem, New York, where residents of a group called Plan 9W (named
Target Shoots Wide of Regulations
October 12, 2001
Residents in the small town (pop 9,000) of Canton, Connecticut have organized into a group to stop development of 16 acres of land by the
Big Boxes Need Special Permit
October 12, 2001
The President of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors, Tom Ammiano, is making it tough for stores with big box formats to barge into the City
Wal-Mart Battle Turns Bitter in Sugar House
October 3, 2001
A bitter battle is taking shape in Sugar House. On August 30, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had its eyes on Sugar House, one of
Kmart Gun Death Worth $3 M
October 3, 2001
On May 22, 1996, nineteen year old Ryan Eslinger walked into his local Kmart in Park City, Utah, and walked out with a shotgun and
Plug Pulled on Wal-Mart
October 3, 2001
Jim Witte, a sprawl-buster in Clemson, South Carolina, forwards this report of a victory against Wal-Mart: “As you may recall our City Council refused to
Wal-Mart Sued Over Store Expansion
October 3, 2001
Connecticut’s Attorney General thinks Wal-Mart has been reckless and irresponsible. The AG announced last week that he is suing Wal-Mart for trying to expand its