Welfare for an “Emergency” Wal-Mart.
Merchants in Vinita, Oklahoma report that city officials are so covetous of expanding their Wal-Mart that they are seeking a $50,000 “emergency” grant to help
Merchants in Vinita, Oklahoma report that city officials are so covetous of expanding their Wal-Mart that they are seeking a $50,000 “emergency” grant to help
Residents in Union County, North Carolina, the state with the 10th. highest number of dead Wal-Mart’s, are fighting a 200,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter, which has become
Home Depot hopes to make billions of dollars by branching out into a new professional services program in three test markets in partnership with Service
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.