Wal-Mart’s plans for a monstrous 223,000 s.f. supercenter in Pullman, Washington has brought out residents determined to fight it. According to the Lewiston Morning Tribune,
Wal-Mart has been applying pressure throughout Utah to open up new stores in this state. Newsflash has written about clashes in towns like Centerville and
Add one more chapter to Wal-Mart’s union odyssey in Canada. This week, the Labor Relations Board in Quebec granted union certification to 10 auto repair
Local officials in Ham Lake, Minnesota have no place to put a 203,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter and gas station. The City Council this week unanimously
Chalk up another victory for anti-Wal-Mart forces. In the village of Mokena, Illinois recently, Wal-Mart announced that it was ending its plans to build a
Miami City Commissioner Johnny Winton, who represents the Coconut Grove area, has introduced a measure that would limit the size of retail stores to 70,000
Activists in Longmont, Colorado are researching a new way to put a crimp in development plans of big box retailers. Here’s their report: “Our thought
Residents in Pajaro, California were up in arms to learn that a Wal-Mart supercenter has been proposed for their community. Sprawl-Busters received the following report
The residents of Chandler, Arizona have gotten used to Wal-Mart’s on-and-off attitude. In the past two years, Wal-Mart has pulled out of two Chandler projects,
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.