Developers Willing To Drop Home Depot, Lowe’s.
December 30, 2004
Loyalty in the retail development business doesn’t run deep — at least in Portland, Oregon — where three developers are vying to be chosen by
December 2004
Wal-Mart Still Opposed After Eight Years
December 29, 2004
In 1996, Wal-Mart announced its intention to build a superstore in the small community of Manor Township, Pennsylvania. Wal-Mart architects had carefully designed a 220,000
Wal-Mart Likely To Face Opposition in Queens, Brooklyn
December 29, 2004
The Arkansas Bombers meet the Bronx Bombers. New Yorkers are starting to hear about Wal-Mart’s plans to invade Queens and Brooklyn, in a sort of
Judge Gives Wal-Mart 30 Days To Submit Site Plan
December 29, 2004
A grassroots citizen’s group in Portsmouth, Michigan has kept Wal-Mart in limbo for nearly two years now. This week a Circuit Court judge gave Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Kids Top State’s Welfare List
December 27, 2004
State taxpayers in West Viriginia have been helping to subsidize workers at Wal-Mart who can’t afford health insurance for their kids. It’s just one more
Court Allows Developer Access to Opponents’ Computers
December 22, 2004
A judge in Delaware has allowed a shopping center developer to gain access to the home computers of opponents of his plan. A citizen’s group
Wal-Mart Slam Dunked 4-0 By Commissioners.
December 19, 2004
On December 13th, the city commissioners in Avondale Estates slam-dunked Wal-Mart 4-0 when they voted down the retailer’s plans to annex land and build a
Another Anti-Wal-Mart Xmas Song from Dee Brantley
December 19, 2004
Every Christmas, Dee Brantley, who is suing Wal-Mart and the developer who built a superstore in her backyard in Lake Charles, Louisiana, ruining the quiet
Court Tells City: Re-Do Wal-Mart Environmental Study
December 16, 2004
Construction at two Wal-Mart supercenters in Bakersfield, California will grind to a halt because of a court order this week. The state’s 5th District Court
Residents Organize To Stop Wal-Mart Saturation
December 15, 2004
Residents in Chandler, Arizona know what it’s like to fight, and beat, a Wal-Mart. They also know what it’s like to be saturated with Wal-Marts.
Home Depot Assistant Managers Sue Their Boss
December 14, 2004
Home Depot is facing an insurrection from its own assistant store managers. The Associated Press reports this week that three current or former assistant managers
Mayor Writes Wal-Mart: Find Another Location
December 12, 2004
The fight over a Wal-Mart supercenter in Front Royal became one of the most divisive issues in this small community’s history — and the dust
Activists Write to UN for Reparations From Wal-Mart and Costco Destruction.
December 12, 2004
An international group of activists, including Sprawl-Busters, has written to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Anan protesting the destruction of cultural heritage by U.S. big
Five National Groups Support Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart
December 12, 2004
Wal-Mart may be open for business in the lower garden district of New Orleans, Louisiana, but the Battle for New Orleans is far from over.
General Motors, or Wal-Mart?
December 11, 2004
If there ever was a symbolic passing of the U.S. economic torch, go to the township of Grand Blanc, Michigan, where a giant retail corporation
Wal-Mart Could Make Millions From Overcharges
December 11, 2004
Wal-Mart could be making millions in profits by overcharging unwary shoppers in the check-out line. State officials in Massachusetts have fined Wal-Marts in 3 locations
Wal-Mart Officials “Stunned” By Defeat
December 10, 2004
Another set of “stunned” Wal-Mart officials made their report to headquarters in Bentonville that another community has rejected them this week. Commissioners in Hall County,
County Rejects Wal-Mart Supercenter On Traffic Issues
December 9, 2004
Wal-Mart has suffered another defeat, this time in Sarasota County, Florida, where County Commissioners used their discretionary police powers this week to declare a proposed
Wal-Mart Tries To Slip In Before Moratorium
December 8, 2004
Wal-Mart is very sensitive to local community needs, and wants desperately to keep local needs uppermost in its planning for store locations. That’s why City
Wal-Mart Wants 200 More Japanese stores
December 8, 2004
With its international division showing the greatest future growth potential, Wal-Mart’s global appetite hopes to make sushi of the Japanese economy by taking over a
Residents Oppose Annexation for Wal-Mart.
December 4, 2004
Some residents in the small community (8,000 pop) of Grinnell, Iowa don’t think the city should have to annex more land just to help a
Home Depot & Lowe’s Owe Millions in Credit Card Rebates
December 4, 2004
Attention Christmas shoppers, the home improvement twins are offered a small rebate to customers who were talked into buying their credit cards. Home Depot and
The Battle Over Wal-Mart Stays In Court
December 3, 2004
Undaunted by a preliminary court decision in favor of Wal-Mart, a group in Florence, South Carolina, called Citizens for Responsible Economic Development (RED) is appealing
Salvation Army Targets Target
December 2, 2004
In a case of the kettle calling the Target black, fans of the Salvation Army are threatening to take their money away from Target, in
Former Kmart Exec’s Caught in Financial Scam
December 2, 2004
This week the federal Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges against three former Kmart Corp. executives and five current and former managers of
Lawmakers Propose Tighter Controls Over Big Box Developments
December 1, 2004
Legislation now pending before the New Jersey state legislature would require cities and towns in the Garden State to take into account the potential effects
Planning Board Rejects Wal-Mart Rezoning.
December 1, 2004
Wal-Mart lost the first round in November. But will be back for the final decision in December. That’s the story from Columbia, Missouri, where the
Wal-Mart Faces More Union Pressures
December 1, 2004
Wal-Mart gives every store manager a thick “Manager’s Toolbox” manual on how to stop unionization efforts at Wal-Mart, including a toll free secret Union Hotline
70% of Wal-Mart Textiles Come From China
December 1, 2004
According to the China Business Weekly, 70% of the textile merchandise inside Wal-Mart is from China. Wal-Mart’s addiction to Chinese take out is so pervasive,