Citizens Take Lowe’s To Court
Lowe’s may be improving home improvement, but residents in Sonora, California see the giant retailer’s proposed 112,000 s.f. store as no improvement at all to
Lowe’s may be improving home improvement, but residents in Sonora, California see the giant retailer’s proposed 112,000 s.f. store as no improvement at all to
The City Council in Austin, Minnesota ignored their local businesses and voted instead to rezone land for the world’s largest retailer. It’s not as if
Wal-Mart’s founder was very clear that if a community did not want a Wal-Mart for whatever reason, he did not want his company to go
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.