Double Trouble from Wal-Mart.
The community of Lacey, Washington is staring down a double-barrel shotgun. Here’s a report from Tristan Baurick about Lacey’s double trouble: “Wal-Mart is coming; and
The community of Lacey, Washington is staring down a double-barrel shotgun. Here’s a report from Tristan Baurick about Lacey’s double trouble: “Wal-Mart is coming; and
Residents in the small town of Florissant, Missouri report that they have begun organizing to prevent a Wal-Mart from setting up shop on a large
The small Connecticut town of Canton (pop 9,000) will not be getting a Target store. One of New England’s most prolific developers, the Konover company,
A WMT EMPLOYEE SHOT & KILLED 2 OF HIS COWORKERS IN GEORGIA.A WMT press officer said the company was "heartbroken by what's happened…There's no place for violence in our stores.” Yet WMT is the most dangerous place in America to shop. https://t.co/m92DdRyZLJ https://t.co/zcQyxCdV0t
Read MoreThe 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.