The federal government has brought a lawsuit against Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement chain, and the company also is a plaintiff in a
Two strikes and you’re out in Edmonton, Canada. Sprawl-Busters has heard from Wal-Mart opponents in Edmonton, that Wal-Mart has been stymied twice by angry citizens.
The Anchorage Daily News reports this week that a lesser big box player, Fred Meyer Stores Inc., which is owned by Kroger, is pulling out
Lowe’s has paid $8.8 B in cash to buy Foundation Building Materials, which distributes building products like drywall, metal framing and insulation for its PRO customers. HD also bought a building materials company. None of this helps consumers. https://t.co/1LQQMD5gAD https://t.co/dPVgOUqUFP
Read MoreAMZN, HD, & MICROSOFT have contracts with ICE for cloud computing, surveillance software, communications infrastructure, and logistical cooperation. Tell ten to stop doing business with masked Gestapo agents. https://t.co/AjB5uNg54Y https://t.co/0ktDVGmR1H
Read MoreShoppers upset that WMT Walmart removing price tags from a clothes to encourage them to check it on the”scan & go” app. “If you have to hide prices behind an app, you don’t deserve my money.” Amazon has been using scan & go for years. https://t.co/JgDbcYEQ5C https://t.co/6aRoFO5Ayt
Read MoreThe 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.
