Eight Years Later, Wal-Mart Returns
In 1998, residents in Kilmarnock, Virginia asked me to visit their community to help them ward off rumored interest by Wal-Mart in their small town.
In 1998, residents in Kilmarnock, Virginia asked me to visit their community to help them ward off rumored interest by Wal-Mart in their small town.
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.