Wal-Mart Goes After Another Historic Home
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
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
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
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,
“Homeowners weary from economic pressures have put their home remodeling projects on hold as they wrestle with inflation, a fragile job market and higher financing costs, Home Depot executives said. “Sales at existing stores were nearly flat .” https://t.co/BrSXWQfqKo https://t.co/1hQwnbU1CU
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.