Planners Want Demolition Bond for Big Boxes
June 26, 2002
The very visible and costly proliferation of “dead” big box stores that are littering American highways has caused some communities to try and deter the
June 2002
Wal-Mart Company ASDA Involved in Shopper Deaths
June 26, 2002
In the United States, companies like Wal-Mart and Home Depot have accumulated a significant record of customer injuries and deaths, including serious cases of falling
Residents Put Out SOS Against Wal-Mart
June 26, 2002
The community of Osprey, Florida has put out an SOS against Wal-Mart. The SOS in this case stands for the “Save Osprey Society”, and here’s
New Hampshire Passes New Predatory Pricing Law
June 24, 2002
The Governor of New Hampshire signed a new law on May 18th, based on H.B. 1429, that addresses the issue of predatory pricing by big
Residents Fight Wal-Mart Distribution Center.
June 24, 2002
Several residents in the small community of Smyrna, Delaware (pop. 5,000) contacted sprawl-busters this week about a suprise attack from a combination of Wal-Mart officials
Wal-Mart Along Chesapeake Bay Loses in Court
June 17, 2002
Local activist Stan Ruddie sent this account of a 3 year old battle with Wal-Mardt: “Once upon a nice spring day in April 1999 a
Wal-Mart Proposal Ignites “Asian War”.
June 17, 2002
One of Denver, Colorado’s must unique shopping areas is under fire from the Wal-Mart corporation. The Alameda Square shopping area, a collection of 25 local
Sam’s Club rejected for refusal to build green store.
June 2, 2002
Jock Westbrooks says he has a perfect record. In his years of working for Wal-Mart, he has located over 450 stores, he told The Capital
City With Cap on Size Fights to Stop Wal-Mart’s Last Big Mistake
June 2, 2002
The Mt. Hood/Columbia River Gorge region in Oregon is surely one of the special places on earth, and residents in Hood River County (pop. 20,000)
Residents Wants Owls and Cypress Trees–Not Wal-Mart.
June 2, 2002
Residents in Chalmette, Louisiana are gathering troops to fight a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter. According to the Times Picayune newspaper, Wal-Mart wants to build a superstore