Wal-Mart Developer Spends Big to Get Votes November 5th.
October 30, 2002
The community of Maplewood, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, is about to vote on a massive sprawl plan that includes a 33 acre Wal-Mart
October 2002
Home Depot Nailed with Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
October 28, 2002
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Norfolk, Virginia has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the company that says it is one of
County Considers Rezoning Land to keep out Wal-Mart.
October 27, 2002
On September 4, 2002, we brought you the story of Sandfly, a neighborhood in historic Savannah. Georgia that was fighting a Wal-Mart supercenter. In October,
City Adopts Ordinance that Keeps Out Wal-Mart Supercenters
October 27, 2002
The World Series is wrapping up in California, but Wal-Mart is striking out in the golden state. According to the Los Angeles Times, Wal-Mart swung
Warehouse Clubs Soon to Reach Saturation Point.
October 26, 2002
Several media accounts recently suggest that warehouse clubs like Sam’s and Costco and BJ’s may be choking on each other, as the presence of such
Residents Fight Rezoning of “Project X” Wal-Mart Distribution Center
October 20, 2002
Anti-sprawl activists in Killingly, Connecticut are trying to kill off what they believe is a Wal-Mart Distribution Center. They filed this report: “Killingly is a
Target Pulls out of “Project Mars” Distribution Center Plan
October 18, 2002
“Project Mars” is not landing in the historic village of Montgomery, New York. The Target corporation announced on October 15, 2002 that it is abandoning
City Politics & Home Depot: No Done Deal, Say Residents.
October 15, 2002
Local residents on the Northwest side of Chicago say city politics is playing a role in the mounting pressure to accept a Home Depot in
CVS has 345 vacant stores & 3.1 million empty square feet.
October 14, 2002
CVS, the “Consumer Value Store”, could more appropriately be called the “Commonly Vacant Store”. According to Sprawl-Busters research, the drug store chain had a total
Customer Complains Wal-Mart Turns Away From Child Abuse
October 14, 2002
Here’s a story from a Wal-Mart shopper than you won’t see on any TV advertisement. Rebecca Worthington submitted this account of her recent visit to
Federal Judge Rules Wal-Mart violated labor laws.
October 13, 2002
Chalk one up for the union. A report in the Las Vegas Sun says that a federal Judge has ruled that Wal-Mart broke labor laws
Wal-Mart & Home Depot Order More Chinese Take Out.
October 12, 2002
Our favorite big box stores are tripping over themselves in the Chinese take out line. Ordering massive amounts of Chinese goods “to go” (for export),
Home Depot Opens Door for Chinese Goods Even Wider.
October 12, 2002
Here’s good news for American workers! Home Depot has announced in a press release this week that it will be opening two sourcing offices in
Target beaten at one site, but moves to another.
October 7, 2002
Residents in Bedford, New Hampshire are celebrating a victory this week over the Target megastore that was targeted for one of the worst traffic intersections
Home Depot Files for Smaller Store, Tries to Avoid Review
October 7, 2002
Almost nine years after Wal-Mart went down in flames, the victim of 2,354 votes not to rezone land for them, Home Depot has filed a
City Scares Citizens with Lawsuit, Wal-Mart Opposition Abandoned
October 4, 2002
Bristol, Tennessee Mayor Trish Bane can now declare that her city is “open for business” again, now that the $2.87 million lawsuit against 9 of
Home Depot Suspended by the Better Business Bureau.
October 4, 2002
“Good things happen when Home Depot comes to town”. That’s what Home Depot likes to remind us. But ask the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in
Wal-Mart Get’s No Red Carpet Here.
October 4, 2002
An overflow crowd of angry residents made their feelings about Wal-Mart known this week in Bakersfield, California. According to the Californian newspaper, a hearing on