Residents Try To Stop Third Supercenter
November 30, 2005
Sprawl-Busters has received the following frontlines report from residents in Tennessee: “We are fighting our THIRD Supercenter in Murfreesboro, a city of 80,000 people in
November 2005
Residents File Lawsuit Over Wal-Mart Plan.
November 30, 2005
Residents in Papillion, Nebraska are willing to fight to the bitter end to keep a Wal-Mart out of their town. According to the Omaha World-Herald
Wal-Mart Pulls Plug On Superstore
November 30, 2005
Wal-Mart officials have blamed pesky local citizens and a County Commissioner for their embarrassing withdrawal of plans for a 130,000 s.f. superstore in East Orange
City Council’s Emergency Size Cap Stops Wal-Mart
November 30, 2005
City officials in the small border town of San Luis, Arizona believe that a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter is more than just an ordinary threat —
Home Depot, Lowe’s Kill Another Competitor
November 27, 2005
The apologists for the national chain stores, who like to pretend they’ve never heard the term “category killer,” will say this story is just about
Another ‘Shoppers Trample Each Other’ At Wal-Mart Story
November 27, 2005
It seems like every Thanksgiving, we print another story about greedy Wal-Mart shoppers trampling each other in a mad race to get their hands on
Home Depot Apologizes For Pencil ‘Theft’
November 26, 2005
Home Depot had to eat a little lead this week, when it issued an apology to a carpenter from Lawrence, Massachusetts, who was doing business
Wal-Mart Defeated, Now Home Depot Next
November 23, 2005
There is no rest for the weary in Lorain, Ohio. Earlier this month, voters rejected a Wal-Mart supercenter at the polls, but now another big
Wal-Mart Rezoning Denied.
November 23, 2005
The Zionsville, Indiana Planning Commission this week dealt Wal-Mart a setback — at least temporarily. The Commission voted not to rezone 12 acres of land.
Ted Kennedy’s 10 Commandments for Wal-Mart
November 21, 2005
Today U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy listed his “Ten Commandments for Wal-Mart” as part of a blog posting at the Huffington Post. Here are exerpts from
Residents Hold First Wal-Mart Chuck-Off.
November 21, 2005
Borrowing a page from David Letterman, anti-Wal-Mart activists in Pittsfield Township, Michigan, organized an unusually graphic way of displaying their unhappiness with a proposed Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Says ‘Stolen’ List ‘Not Accurate’
November 20, 2005
The Wal-Mart store openings list that Sprawl-Busters obtained last week and leaked to Wal-Mart Watch, which showed 484 planned store openings, by size, type and
Wal-Mart Responds To Greenwald Film: Our Workers Are Liars
November 20, 2005
Against all norms of social convention, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. yelled “fire” in a crowded theater this past week, after viewing the Robert Greenwald film, “The
Unions Strike Grocery Chains–But Wal-Mart Is the Real Issue.
November 19, 2005
A falling tide lowers all boats. Although Wal-Mart denies that it is forcing down wages at other grocery stores, the giant retailer’s competitors admit that
Residents Continue Effort To Beat Wal-Mart Again
November 19, 2005
If Wal-Mart at first does not succeed, they will try, try again. Residents in Tallahassee, Florida turned back a Wal-Mart proposal once, but now Wal-Mart
State Prisoners Building Wal-Mart Distribution Center
November 18, 2005
Sprawl-Busters has written many stories about how Wal-Mart’s distribution center system has been built with public welfare — usually in the form of large infrastructure
City Begins Move To Shut Down Home Depot
November 18, 2005
Home Depot kept gambling that the city of Reno, Nevada would turn a blind eye to its repeated code violations. But the bet didn’t pay
Lawmakers Propose Bills To Limit Corporate Welfare
November 16, 2005
State Representative Mark Pocan (D-Madison) announced this week that he is filing two bills that would limit large corporations like Wal-Mart and other big box
Activists Ask UN to Intervene With Wal-Mart, Costco
November 16, 2005
Activists in Mexico have written a letter to the United Nations Secretary General asking that body to “guarantee that no more damage is done to
Deja Vu All Over Again?
November 15, 2005
Citizens in Hillsboro, Oregon filed the following update as a post-victory update on Wal-Mart in their town: “A rumor is circulating that Wal-Mart intends to
Citizens Get Wal-Mart To Pay for Road Improvements
November 15, 2005
Residents in Pittsfield Township, Michigan have been trying to block the permitting of a Wal-Mart supercenter. The citizen’s group, Pittsfield Community First, has at least
Sprawl- Busters & Wal-Mart Watch Release Wal-Mart Store Openings List
November 15, 2005
On November 14th, a list of 484 planned Wal-Mart openings over the next 12 months was released to the media. Here’s the original release that
Wal-Mart Says Public ‘Tunes Out’ Its Critics
November 15, 2005
In response to “Higher Expectations Week,” a blitz of events all across the country aimed at Wal-Mart’s business model, the over-built retailer issued the following
Home Depot Sued For Breaking Land Deal
November 12, 2005
Even with close to $2 million in welfare on the table, Home Depot has walked away from a Detroit community — for the second time.
Wal-Mart Faces Another Angry Crowd
November 11, 2005
Sprawl-Busters received the following citizens’ report this week from the battle lines against Wal-Mart in California: “I am a resident of Elk Grove, CA where
Every Underdog Shall Have It’s Day, As Wal-Mart Loses.
November 10, 2005
Voters in Lorain, Ohio left no ambiguity for Wal-Mart to figure out. On Tuesday, the giant retailer’s plans to rezone 37 acres of land was
Wal-Mart Buys Its Way Into Voters’ Hearts
November 9, 2005
Who says money can’t buy an election? Wal-Mart used its corporate treasury to help win friends in yesterday’s ballot question in Boonville, Missouri, where the
Home Depot Finally Gets OK by 1 Vote
November 9, 2005
For years Home Depot has tried to break into the City by the Bay, but political resistance to big box stores had previously nailed them
Voters Easily Reject Target, Lowe’s Plan
November 8, 2005
One of the largest retail developers in New England suffered a major setback Tuesday when voters in Agawam, Massachusetts rejected two ballot questions placed by
Citizens Win Right To Challenge Wal-Mart in Court
November 8, 2005
Residents in Edgewood, New Mexico were unwilling to let their town officials bend the rules for Wal-Mart, and its developer, Fonterra Development. When citizens legally
Wal-Mart Creates Another Phony Citizens Group
November 7, 2005
The small town of Boonville, Missouri, population 8,200, has had a Wal-Mart discount store since 1985. When it was built, it was an out of
Residents Want Closer Look At “New Look” Wal-Mart Superstore.
November 7, 2005
Residents in Aurora, Illinois are organizing their troops to fight off a newly proposed Wal-Mart supercenter that developers say will have a “new look.” Here’s
Illegal Workers No Surprise to Wal-Mart
November 7, 2005
An affidavit unsealed 5 days ago in Fayetteville, Arkansas by a U.S. District Court Judge confirms that Wal-Mart knew that it had illegal workers cleaning
‘Leave A Cart’ Campaign At Wal-Mart
November 7, 2005
Activists in Fairbanks, Alaska are engaging in a little Saul Alinsky type organizing. To show their true feelings about Wal-Mart, Fairbanks residents are going to
Wal-Mart Workers In Missouri Gain Class Action Status
November 3, 2005
Wal-Mart has yet another legal headache to add to its growing litigation problems. A Circuit Court Judge in Jackson County, Missouri this week granted class
Residents Not Fooled By ‘Lifestyle’ Wal-Mart
November 2, 2005
The Parish Zoning Commission in Covington, Louisiana listened for two hours to debate over a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter, and then voted 9-0 to table the
Nearly 48% of Voters Don’t Want Wal-Mart
November 2, 2005
There is no other retailer in America that comes close to the negative ratings that Wal-Mart gets at the ballot box. Last night in Westminster,
Wal-Mart Becomes Two Time Loser.
November 1, 2005
On August 30, 2005, Sprawl-Busters predicted that Wal-Mart would lose its appeal of a Gresham, Oregon City Planner’s decision to deny a Wal-Mart supercenter application.
Wal-Mart Promises A New Policy For Siting & Constructing Stores
November 1, 2005
Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott said last week that his company “didn’t get where we are today by being like everyone else and driving the middle