Wal-Mart Returns for A Second Shot At the Prize.
Taos, New Mexico already has a Wal-Mart discount store. But in 1999, the company tried to get the community to go along with a supercenter.
Taos, New Mexico already has a Wal-Mart discount store. But in 1999, the company tried to get the community to go along with a supercenter.
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.