Word of Wal-Mart Leaks Out to Neighbors
December 31, 2001
Homeowners in Lawton, Oklahoma have literally “woken up” to the fact that their city officials have been doing some real estate wheeling and dealing with
December 2001
Wal-Mart “Screws Up” in Germany
December 31, 2001
More reports out of Germany suggest that Wal-Mart’s efforts to take this nation by storm have run into a WAL of cultural and government opposition.
Wal-Mart’s Seven Year Itch
December 28, 2001
In my book, Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart, I list Guelph, Ontario as a Canadian community that defeated Wal-Mart. It turns out that Wal-Mart’s “itch” to get into
The Osgood File On Sprawl-Busters
December 28, 2001
The American Communications Foundation, based in Mill Valley, California, recently provided me with a copy of “The Osgood File” radio show, with Charles Osgood, from
Citizens Want Santa to Return Superstore
December 26, 2001
Residents in Union County, North Carolina got a Christmas present they want to return — unopened. Here’s a direct report from sprawl-busters on site: “We
Home Depot On the Ballot in March
December 26, 2001
Over a year ago, newsflash described the efforts of residents in Agoura Hills, California to keep out big box sprawl (see 10/28/00 newsflash). Here’s an
Red Carpet for Wal-Mart?
December 22, 2001
Wal-Mart came to Southlake,Texas just eight years ago. Now they want to move out of their current building into a bigger supercenter. Texas leads the
Wal-Mart Pays $6.8 Million Over Discrimination
December 20, 2001
Sprawl-Busters reported in a newsflash dated March 8, 1999, that the federal Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) had sued Wal-Mart for discriminating against the disabled
Target Jumps Ship from Widewaters Plan
December 16, 2001
On June 1, 2001, Newsflash carried a story about the Target Corporation’s efforts to locate a huge store in the viewshed of Buttermilk Falls in
Two Sides to the Lowe’s Octagon Center
December 15, 2001
Residents in Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania have sued the town for revising its master plan to make room on 138 acres of land the development of
Wal-Mart Supercenter in Wetlands.
December 11, 2001
Kathlyn Know has a Wal-Mart superstore battle on her hands in the small town of Waveland, Mississippi. Even though Waveland has six Wal-Mart stores within
Talk of Wal-Mart Ruins Dinner
December 11, 2001
Here’s proof positive that Wal-Mart can ruin your appetite. A group of residents of Bedford,Michigan found their evening meal left a sour taste when the
Home Depot Diversifies into Bug Control
December 10, 2001
There’s some good news and bad news for sprawl-busters coming from the November 30th. stock analyst briefing with Home Depot and Lowe’s. The good news
Wal-Mart Opposition In Second Year
December 10, 2001
We’ve been following the battle of Spring Hill, Florida vs. Wal-Mart for just about two years now. On December 28, 1999, we presented the story
Wal-Mart Partner Creates Price Stir
December 10, 2001
The ASDA supermarket chain in Britain, which united with Wal-Mart to introduce superstores to the United Kindom, has fallen into the same misleading advertising scheme
Wal-Mart Battles Over Water
December 7, 2001
Here’s the latest in the saga of Overland Park, Kansas v. Wal-Mart, which we have been following for over a year (search “Overland Park”). According
Wal-Mart Discrimination Case Stays in CA.
December 7, 2001
Last June we told you about the massive sex discrimination suit being brought against Wal-Mart (see 6/21/01 newsflash) by its female employees. A similar suit
Wal-Mart Jobs: Running in Place?
December 2, 2001
The Black Horse Pike Shopping Center in Audubon, Pennsylvania is nearly empty. But according to a report this week in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the hard
Empty Box Syndrome
December 2, 2001
Charlotte, North Carolina leads the state in empty Wal-Mart stores, and more are on the way. Accordng to the Business Journal of Charlotte, the Crosland
Sprawl-Buster Elected Mayor
December 2, 2001
The Citizen News in Fayetteville, Georgia reported this week that just over 5,000 Peachtree City, Georgia residents spoke up at the polls on November 27th,
Wal-Mart charged with racial slurs
December 2, 2001
Charges of racial slurs and mistreatment of workers has triggered a boycott of Wal-Mart stores by a group called the Mexican American Political Association. According