Wal-Mart Goofs on Traffic Projections
July 4, 2002
According to a report in the Daily Progress newspaper in Louisa County, Virginia, Wal-Mart seriously underestimated the amount of truck traffic that its planned distribution
July 4, 2002
Wal-Mart Wants to Tear Down Drive-In Theater
July 4, 2002
According to the Albany, Oregon Democrat-Herald newspaper, Wal-Mart wants to level one of the few remaining drive-in movie theaters in the state, and replace it
Residents Organize to Block Wal-Mart Expansion
July 4, 2002
Last January, rumors started flying in LaGrande, Oregon that Wal-Mart wanted to morph its discount store into a supercenter. Brett Kelver of Oregon Rural Action
Planners Want Demolition Bond for Big Boxes
July 4, 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
Local Officials Irate Over Wal-Mart Tax Cut
July 4, 2002
A change in Wal-Mart’s corporate tax status in Massachusetts has triggered a volley of angry reactions from local officials across the state. The town reaction
Wal-Mart The Time Bandit
July 4, 2002
Wal-Mart’s tendency to short its workers their overtime hours has now made it onto the grand stage. The New York Times on June 25th published