Lowe’s Rezoning Plan Goes Down a Third Time.
January 30, 2004
Once a charming little farming community lying betweeen two college towns, the town of Hadley, Massachusetts has said yes to so much big box sprawl
January 2004
Wal-Mart opens its first “smaller” Superstore
January 30, 2004
CBS Marketwatch reported this week that Wal-Mart opened up its first “smaller” super center meant for urban areas. CBS notes that many communities have passed
City Council Hands Wal-Mart a 110,000 s.f. limit on stores.
January 29, 2004
It was not a good evening for Wal-Mart. The giant retailer did its best to stop the vote, but on January 27th. the City Council
Feds File Another Discrimination Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart
January 25, 2004
Wal-Mart is having a deja vu. Once again the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunties Commission has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart, accusing the giant retailer of
Voters Approve Size Cap By Large Margin
January 25, 2004
62% of the voters in Damariscotta, Maine handed a major defeat to Wal-Mart and other big box stores yesterday by placing a cap of 35,000
Sara Lee Sales Hurt By Wal-Mart’s Cheap Underwear.
January 25, 2004
Somebody doesn’t like Sarah Lee. An item from the Reuters news service this weeek notes that quarterly earnings at Sara Lee dropped 10% due to
Police Substation Opens Up At Wal-Mart.
January 25, 2004
If the residents of Pine Bluff, Arkansas want police protection, they can go to the new Wal-Mart supercenter to get it. According to the Pine
Secret Corporate Welfare Deal Angers Residents.
January 24, 2004
Residents in Beaver Dam,Wisconsin were stunned to learn that their local officials had been secretly working on a massive infusion of public tax dollars for
Grocery Chain Appeals Wal-Mart Supercenter Plan For Second Time
January 24, 2004
A proposed Wal-Mart supercenter in Massachusetts has been thrown into deep freeze. On January 14, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Demoulas Super Markets Inc. of Tewksbury,
Wal-Mart Gives Empty Store to Town.
January 24, 2004
Bunkie, LA. When Wal-Mart decided to shut down its store in Bunkie, Louisiana, the town asked Wal-Mart to keep the store open, but failing that,
Residents Celebrate Unanimous Wal-Mart Defeat
January 24, 2004
Homeowners in Manatee County, Florida are celebrating a hard-fought year-long victory, as another Wal-Mart superstore has been slam-dunked by local activists. A powerful developer, Benderson
City Blocks Plans for a Wal-Mart
January 24, 2004
The Associated Press reports that city officials in West Covina, California have blocked a developer from buying a San Gabriel Valley property that was slated
Council Rejects Referendum for Wal-Mart–Again.
January 19, 2004
Just last month, the City Council in Stoughton, Wisconsin voted 8-4 not to hold a non-binding referendum on the subject of the city’s proposed limit
Wal-Mart’s PAC Is Number One in Political Donations
January 19, 2004
The money you spend on cheap underwear at Wal-Mart, could end up paying for elected officials in Congress who spend much of their timing covering
Lack of City Council Support Ends Wal-Mart Proposal
January 19, 2004
Add another town to the Wal-Mart slam-dunk list. The Glendale Star newpaper called it a “shocking turn of events.” Wal-Mart announced this past week that
Home Depot Shelves Are Empty, Workers Lose Hours
January 17, 2004
Home Depot thought it was going to nail the market shut in the U.S. Virgin Islands when it opened its first store there in 2003.
Officials Propose Fee on Big Box Stores
January 17, 2004
The Washington Post reported on January 11, 2004 that county officials in Calvert County, Virginia are proposing new fees that would help local communities pay
Wal-Mart Brews A Challenge to Starbucks, iTunes
January 17, 2004
In its never-ending quest to take someone else’s market share, Wal-Mart has wandered into gasoline sales, used cars, travel services — whatever turns a profit.
Citizens Win First Round in Case Against Wal-Mart
January 17, 2004
Residents in Florence, South Carolina have tasted their first victory in an on-going battle against Wal-Mart. Local residents report, “An administrative law judge has ruled
Good New From Home Depot: Less Stores Forecast for 2004
January 17, 2004
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that Home Depot is lowering its planned store construction schedule for 2004. The home improvement giant produced new stores at
Wal-Mart Child Labor Violations An Old Story
January 14, 2004
On January 13th, 2004, the New York Times ran a story about an internal audit that Wal-Mart commissioned which revealed that many of its workers
Wal-Mart Loses Lawsuit Over Insurance Profits On Its Dead Employees.
January 10, 2004
They call them ‘dead peasant’ policies — life insurance policies that a company takes out on its employees, naming the company — not the family’s
Lowe’s Plan Defeated, But Resurrected, and Sent to Court.
January 10, 2004
On May 23, 2002 Newsflash reported that Lowe’s home improvement store had lost a two year battle in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, when the city council voted
Wal-Mart Got Slam-Dunked Here.
January 8, 2004
Late breaking news. A reader in Utah emailed me the following update from the Better-Late-Than-Never Department: “You may add Cedar Hills, Utah to your list
Wal-Mart Supercenter Rejected by County Vote.
January 6, 2004
Residents in Hood River, Oregon are partying tonight, after their two year battle with Wal-Mart ended with a vote turning the superstore down. Wal-Mart took
Wal-Mart Supercenter Cuts Hours. “It’s Really Dead” Says Manager.
January 5, 2004
Business is slow at the Wal-Mart in Cheboygan, Wisconsin. So slow, the local manager is cutting back open hours by 33% less than a year
Wal-Mart to Cause Net Loss of 80,000 Retail Jobs in 2004.
January 4, 2004
Wal-Mart has told CBS Marketwatch that it plans to add 160,000 “new” jobs in 2004, of which 3 out of 4 (123,000) will be “full-time”,
Residents In Nine Towns Organize Against Sprawl.
January 3, 2004
Concerned citizens from 9 Pennsylvania towns along the Ohio River corridor- Kilbuck, Aleppo, Avalon, Edgeworth, Emsworth, Glenfield, Ohio, Osborne and Sewickley — have organized to