IKEA is a bad idea in Red Hook.
October 29, 2003
IKEA, the over-sized blue and yellow furniture colossus, is proposing to develop a 360,000 s.f store on the historic waterfront in Red Hook, Brooklyn. A
October 2003
Annexation for Wal-Mart Is Rejected.
October 29, 2003
On the evening of October 27th, Wal-Mart’s plans for a superstore in Crystal River, Florida were shattered. A plan to annex more than 500 acres
Lowe’s Rezoning Plan Voted Down for Second Time.
October 27, 2003
Residents in Hadley, Massachusetts, a town that has just about every corporate retail logo you can think of lined up along the Route 9 corridor,
Wal-Mart Gets off to Bad Start In Goodyear.
October 25, 2003
According to a report in the October 24th. Arizona Republic, Wal-Mart had a bad night in Goodyear, Arizona this week. Roughly 120 residents came to
Conservation Commission Says Wal-Mart Plan Is All Wet.
October 25, 2003
Stay out of our wetlands. That was the message from the Nashua, New Hampshire Conservation Commission, which recommended this week denying a request by Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Cleaners Got Paid In Cash, Unsure of Who Employer Was
October 25, 2003
Illegal aliens cleaning the floors at Wal-Mart were paid in cash and didn’t know the name of their employer. In return for their decision to
City Council Votes to Adopt Zoning That Caps Size of Food Sales.
October 23, 2003
Capping off earlier stories from this Newsflash, the City Council in Oakland, California, as expected, has voted to put size restrictions on superstore development. The
Lowe’s Lied To Avoid Injured Worker’s Claim
October 23, 2003
A District Attorney for the County of San Mateo has concluded that a supervisor at Lowe’s home improvement store lied repeatedly to state investigators to
Wal-Martians Caught Hiring Illegal Aliens.
October 23, 2003
How strange is it that Wal-Martians would get busted for hiring aliens? Federal agents were all over Wal-Mart this week, as the government arrested on
Wal-Mart Phone Poll to Measure Popularity
October 22, 2003
“Hello? This is Wal-Mart calling”…The residents of Lawrenceville, Georgia may be on a “Do Not Call” List, but they may hear from Wal-Mart nonetheless. According
Wal-Mart Sues City Over Referendum Signatures.
October 22, 2003
Who says that the retail giant from Bentonville has thick skin? Wal-Mart has filed a lawsuit against the city of San Marcos, California, challenging the
Wal-Mart Explains Why It’s a ‘Socially Responsible’ Company
October 19, 2003
A group called The New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility (NHBSR) will be meeting with regional Wal-Mart corporate staff at the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Wal-Mart
Citizens Want to Freeze out Fred Meyer Store.
October 19, 2003
Residents in Homer, Alaska have a big box fight on their hands. Here’s a report from citizens who hope to freeze the project out: “Homer
Wal-Mart’s Disposable Stores.
October 18, 2003
Some residents of Hernando, Mississipppi were less than pleased to learn that Wal-Mart wants to erect a supercenter in their small town. Here’s a frontline
A Wal-Mart Supercenter Inside Denver’s Fortune Cookie?
October 18, 2003
Is there a Wal-Mart supercenter inside Denver, Colorado’s fortune cookie? Many local residents hope not. On June 17, 2002, Newsflash presented the story of Wal-Mart’s
Wal-Mart Says It’s Not a Department Store. Now A Two-Time Loser.
October 5, 2003
If at first you don’t succeed, don’t succeed again. Wal-Mart is a now a two-time loser in Lawrence, Kansas. The company has been trying to
Walgreen’s Threatens Historic Black Horse Inn
October 4, 2003
Citizens in Flourtown, Pennsylvania are appalled that town officials are trying to assist a developer put in a Walgreen discount store (it’s not just a
Residents Don’t Want To Be Saturated with Wal-Marts
October 4, 2003
Folks in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania are wondering how many Wal-Marts are too much. Here’s a report just in from this small community: “Township supervisors announced this
Wal-Mart Makes “Rare” Decision to Withdraw Superstore Plan
October 4, 2003
Residents in Austin, Texas chalked up a major victory against the King of Retail this week when they heard on KXAN TV on October 2nd.
Wal-Mart Takes Krispy Kreme, Leaves Holes For The Competitors
October 3, 2003
Dunkin Donuts has leased space in Home Depots, so why shouldn’t its competitor, Krispy Kreme, start showing up in Wal-Mart? According to USA Today, the
Town Succeeds in Buying Land Out From Under Home Depot
October 1, 2003
Some towns go out of their way to woo Home Depot, other towns go out of their way to ward them off. We have reported