Wal-Mart Tries to Get Class Action Lawsuits Off Its Back
October 31, 2004
A new report from USAction profiles Wal-Mart as a leading lobbyist for new legislation “designed to kill the use of class action lawsuits, which have
October 2004
The Most “Responsible” Government Wal-Mart Can Buy
October 31, 2004
Running a big business is not cheap. To keep government on your side costs money. But that’s one thing Wal-Mart has plenty of. That’s why
Citizen Wal-Mart Spends $50,000 To Support City Candidates
October 30, 2004
Wal-Mart is using its corporate funds to try to influence elections on November 2nd in Antioch, California. The company is using its deep pockets to
Wal-Mart Sues Federal Taxpayers For $1.4 Million Refund
October 30, 2004
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette filed a story on October 28th. that Wal-Mart, the wealthiest retail corporation in the world, with nearly $9 billion in profits
Developer Suddenly Withdraws Wal-Mart Plans.
October 29, 2004
We reported on July 24, 2004 that a developer in Lincoln, California had shocked local residents by proposing the city’s largest retail development, anchored by
Trade Unions In China Stir Fry Wal-Mart
October 27, 2004
Wal-Mart is profoundly anti-union. So the latest news out of China has to be setting off firecrackers in Bentonville. According to Associated Press reports, China’s
Wal-Mart Gives $500,000 To Stop Health Care Question in California.
October 26, 2004
Citizen Wal-Mart announced this week it is making a $500,000 contribution to a group called Californians Against Government Run Health Care, a coalition that is
Town Council Slam Dunks Wal-Mart Rezoning.
October 26, 2004
There was another slam-dunk of Wal-Mart this week. Citizens in Windsor, Colorado, a town of about 15,000 people, celebrated a victory over Wal-Mart on Monday
Another Wal-Mart Impact Study
October 24, 2004
A new economic impact study has been released in Kilmarnock, VA and the Northern Neck, quantifying the likely impact of a proposed Wal-Mart superstore in
Residents Seek To Defeat Big Box Zone Referendum
October 24, 2004
On November 2nd in Belfast, Maine, they’ll be counting more than Presidential ballots, as the city deals with a referendum on the future of big
Wal-Mart’s Woes Put to Music.
October 23, 2004
Tony Vincent was a folksinger in Canada during the late 70s and early 80s. He came to Nashville, Tennessee in 1988 to see if he
Residents Want Wal-Mart Off the Rancho.
October 22, 2004
Citizens in the small community of Rio Rancho, New Mexico have joined the nationwide movement to push Wal-Mart out of their community. Here’s a report
Residents Organize to Stop Huge Big Box Corporate Welfare Scheme
October 21, 2004
Citizens in San Luis Obispo, California, have organized to make sure the voters of their city have the final word on a huge tax giveaway
Lowe’s Gets $2.2 Million in Corporate Welfare
October 20, 2004
Giant chain retailers have an unquenchable thirst for tax dollars. Companies like Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Lowe’s are constantly on the look out for tax
Wal-Mart Developer Turns Defeat Into Victory With Cosmetic Changes
October 20, 2004
A Wal-Mart project called the “Renaissance” has had a dramatic renaissance of its own in a small Florida community. A Wal-Mart developer in Venice, Florida
Wal-Mart Facing Another Unionized Store
October 17, 2004
Wal-Mart may not provide its workers with a living wage and benefits, but it provides its managers wih a “toolbox” designed to keep the company
City Council Votes Down Wal-Mart–For Now.
October 17, 2004
The City Council in Terre Haute, Indiana has said no to a Wal-Mart rezoning proposal — for now. This week City Hall was packed with
Residents Don’t Want Wal-Mart Standing On Their Corner.
October 17, 2004
If you’re standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, what are the chances you’ll see a Wal-Mart supercenter? For many local residents, the 65,930 s.f.
Proposed Lowe’s Store Has Neighbors Upset
October 16, 2004
One victory over Lowe’s was not enough in Hickory, North Carolina. Local activists there say the number 2 home improvement retailer is back in town
Home Depot Expansion Plans Thwarted by One Merchant
October 16, 2004
Home Depot’s plans to expand their existing store in Garfield, Michigan hit the wall this week, when one neighboring business objected. Home Depot wanted to
Wal-Mart Plans To Expand, Leave Dead Store Behind
October 15, 2004
Wal-Mart stores currently has nearly 1 million square feet of available buildings in the state of Ohio in a dozen communities. Port Clinton, Ohio could
Residents Told They Can’t Speak Against Wal-Mart
October 14, 2004
This week, residents in Yelm, Washington, which calls itself “The Pride of the Prairie”, got their first taste of Wal-Mart battle — but they couldn’t
Residents Jubilant Over Wal-Mart Defeat.
October 14, 2004
One down, and two to go. That’s the victory this week in Deptford, New Jersey, where residents are celebrating the township’s rejection of a Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Opens Hawaiian Store Over Dead Bodies.
October 14, 2004
Wal-Mart will go to great lengths to build their stores. They will even build them over dead bodies — literally. During the construction stage of
Wal-Mart, Oblivious to Community Opposition, Plans 250 Expansion
October 6, 2004
Like a giant so distended it can no longer see its feet, Wal-Mart is telling analysts this week that it plans to push more and
Frank’s Nursery, Regional Garden Center Chain, Turned Into Mulch
October 2, 2004
Companies like Home Depot and Wal-Mart like to describe themselves as “retail magnets” that attract more jobs and sales wherever they go. But this month
Walk A Mile In Wal-Mart’s Shoes from India.
October 2, 2004
Wal-Mart has dropped “the other shoe” on the American footwear industry, and it landed in India. The Telegraph newspaer in Calcutta today announced good news