Wal-Mart Buys Into Japan
Roughly seven years ago, a delegation of Japanese businessmen came to my hometown of Greenfield, MA to learn how we had stopped Wal-Mart. They were
Roughly seven years ago, a delegation of Japanese businessmen came to my hometown of Greenfield, MA to learn how we had stopped Wal-Mart. They were
Wal-Mart didn’t get into selling groceries in a big way until 1988, when they started swallowing up market share with their supercenters. Today, according to
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.