Planning Commission Denies Home Depot–For Now.
October 28, 2005
On September 25, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that one of the oldest homes in Nashville, Tennessee, the Evergreen Place, had been demolished by an overeager developer,
October 2005
Why Do We Need Wal-Mart To Come?
October 27, 2005
Last week representatives of Wal-Mart were in India, meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee. The retailer wants to open stores in Kolkata. During
Home Depot Still Hasn’t Cracked City By the Bay
October 27, 2005
Three and a half years ago, on May 1, 2002, Sprawl-Busters reported that Home Depot had been repeatedly rejected in San Francisco. “After six years
Wal-Mart Wants Healthy Workers Who Don’t Stay Long
October 26, 2005
Are you in good physical shape, and looking for a job that will last a year or two? Consider the benefits of working at Wal-Mart.
Too Lovely For A Wal-Mart
October 26, 2005
The scenic coastal town of Damariscotta, Maine is really too picturesque for a Wal-Mart supercenter, but nobody in Bentonville seems to know that yet, as
Double-Crossed in LaCrosse
October 26, 2005
Residents in LaCrosse, Wisconsin are feeling star-crossed these days, with a new Wal-Mart on two sides of the city. They are starting a campaign to
Wal-Mart Promises Wall Street 280 New Supercenters
October 25, 2005
Like a whirling dervish that has to keep spinning faster and faster to maintain its balance, Wal-Mart is trying to keep up its growth image
Wal-Mart Offers New Swiss Cheese Health Care Plans
October 25, 2005
The business media this week swallowed whole a story cooked up by Wal-Mart’s “kindler, gentler” PR team that the giant retailer will be offering its
Another Town Wal-Mart Killed Twice
October 25, 2005
Today’s Huntsville Times, Alabama opinion column narrates the story of another town that Wal-Mart killed twice — once on the way in, and again on
Residents Say Two Wal-Marts Not Fair in Fairbanks
October 23, 2005
Wal-Mart is planning to build its biggest supercenter prototype in Fairbanks, Alaska, and even residents in this enormous state are upset by the enormity of
Wal-Mart Goes After Another Historic Home
October 21, 2005
Wal-Mart seems to have a special affinity for historic places. They like to tear them down. Latest case in point comes from Streetsboro, Ohio, where
Don’t Take the Lowe’s Road
October 21, 2005
Residents in the Western Massachusetts community of East Longmeadow don’t want to take the Lowe’s road. A citizen’s group called East Longmeadow First has formed
Residents Hammer Away At Lowe’s
October 21, 2005
Some residents of Westlake Village, California think that a home improvement store will not improve their community. They have been fighting off a Lowe’s store,
Residents Say ‘No Big Box, No Way!’
October 19, 2005
Sprawl-Busters reported last week that residents in the Lake Highland area of Dallas, Texas are drawing a line in the Texas dirt against Wal-Mart. He’s
Residents Aiming For Second Victory Over Wal-Mart
October 19, 2005
Wal-Mart is that bad retail penny that keeps turning up — in the same place. Citizens in Tallahassee, Florida have filed the following report: “In
Residents Upset by Home Depot Plan
October 12, 2005
The town that stopped Wal-Mart from buying up one of its last farms, now has a Home Depot to contend with — and neighbors are
Residents Gear Up For Lake Highlands Wal-Mart Battle
October 10, 2005
Texas has more Wal-Marts and more dead Wal-Marts than any state in the union — and some residents have had enough. The latest dust up
Coconut Grove Releases Anti-Home Depot Film.
October 9, 2005
Residents of the Coconut Grove neighborhood in Miami, Florida have put their battle against Home Depot onto film. The world premiere of “Don’t Box Me
Wal-Mart Has An Image Problem Here
October 9, 2005
Wal-Mart apparently wants South Florida — but does South Florida want Wal-Mart? According to an article in today’s Miami Herald, the feeling does not seem
Wal-Mart Rezoning Put On Hold
October 9, 2005
Residents in Smithville, Tennessee report that Wal-Mart is trying to put a superstore right on their front door — on land that is not properly
Residents Hope For Deja Vu Second Victory Over Wal-Mart.
October 8, 2005
Residents in Beaverton, Oregon are as determined as ever that Wal-Mart will not gnaw its way into Beaverton — and hope to beat them just
Wal-Mart Wants Supercenter Next To “Old” Discount Store
October 7, 2005
Yet another example of mindless development comes to us via Polson, Montana, where local residents are nonplussed that Wal-Mart would propose closing down its existing
Wal-Mart Wants Historic Mexican Bull Ring
October 3, 2005
Wal-Mart often has to toss the bull around to get out the “real facts” about the company, so what’s so strange about the retailer’s wanting