Wal-Mart In the City of No Vision.
August 31, 2002
Residents in Rio Rancho say a developer has broken his agreement with them in order to make millions off the sale of his land for
August 2002
Home Depot Vs. The Bog
August 29, 2002
Home Depot is trying to build a monument to itself on the top of a hill in Windham, Connecticut, in an environmentally-sensitive location. Here’s a
Wal-Mart Files Second Lawsuit. Bad Manners in Manor.
August 27, 2002
Wal-Mart seems to have a hair-trigger legal department. The company has filed a second lawsuit against Manor Township, Pennsylvania. The town recently voted to reject
Wal-Mart Wants a Superstore to close existing Wal-Mart.
August 27, 2002
Citizens in Shelbyville, Indiana (pop 18,000) are battling to stave off a Wal-Mart supercenter. The city already has a 70,000 s..f Wal-Mart, which is likelyk
More Labor Suits for Wal-Mart.
August 26, 2002
More labor woes pile on for Wal-Mart, the company that has more lawsuits than Imelda Marcos has shoes. The Indianapolis Star reported August 25th that
Wal-Mart Mired in Asbestos, Wetlands Violations
August 20, 2002
A Connecticut developer who is trying to build two new Wal-Mart supercenters within 37 miles of each other in Western, Massachusetts has run into environmental
City Blights homes of 122 Families Just To Build A Wal-Mart.
August 17, 2002
Sprawl-busters in Maplewood, Missouri, a small suburb of St. Louis (9,200), report that they have a Wal-Mart battle on their hands. Here is their account:
Monks Withdraw Wal-Mart Plans, Answer to Locals’ Prayers.
August 16, 2002
Residents in Belmont, North Carolina had their prayers answered today. They learned that the Monks in Belmont Abbey have decided — for now — to
Wal-Mart Drops Plans for Distribution Center
August 14, 2002
Residents in Marion County and Ocala, Florida who were opposed to a planned Wal-Mart distribution center on a horse farm, are celebrating this week’a news
Other Shoe Drops At Ames.
August 14, 2002
It was just about a year ago to the day that Newsflash asked: “How long will it be before Ames issues another press release” announcing
Residents Begin Boycott of local Wal-Mart supercenter.
August 11, 2002
Residents in Spring Hill, Florida fought off a Wal-Mart supercenter for about two and a half years (search “Spring Hill” for earlier stories.) Wal-Mart eventually
A Tale of Wal-Mart Customer Service: Its a Crime.
August 10, 2002
Kathy Martin of Festus, Missouri had a close encounter with Wal-Mart customer service. Here’s her story: “On January 17, 2001, my Daughter, Granddaughter, and I
Wal-Mart Ties to Banks & Newspapers
August 10, 2002
By now the public is growing dimly aware of the fact that Wal-Mart has branched out into sundry retail ventures from gas stations and used
Campaign Contributions Help Move Wal-Mart Forward
August 9, 2002
Is the city of Asheville, North Carolina for sale? Last April, Newsflash reported that Wal-Mart had returned to the city of Asheville to try and
“Bully” Wal-Mart Sues County
August 8, 2002
Residents in Monroe and Union County, North Carolina have thus far successfully kept out a Wal-Mart supercenter. But now the ungainly giant from Arkansas has
The Monkish Wal-Mart
August 8, 2002
Local residents of Belmont, North Carolina not only have to deal with a new proposed Wal-Mart supercenter, but also with a religious order of Monks
Residents Unite to Fight Wal-Mart
August 5, 2002
Sprawl-busters in the town of Carollton, Georgia — a state which is second only to Texas in the number of empty Wal-Marts (34) — filed
Wal-Mart and Target Employ Secrecy, Code Names, and Corporate Welfare to build Distribution Centers
August 4, 2002
It sounds like something sinister from a George Lucas movie: “The Empire Zone.” It’s a special place in the universe where large corporations go to
Two Lawsuits Filed Against the “Garden” Wal-Mart
August 3, 2002
Pres Kabacoff, the developer of a 200,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter in the historic Lower Garden District of New Orleans, has two new suits to try
Landlords Don’t Want Wal-Mart’s Dark Stores
August 2, 2002
Since 1997, Sprawl-Busters has been publicizing the existence of “abandoned” Wal-Mart stores, which the company refers to in George Lucas vocabulary as “dark stores.” When