Wal-Mart Expansion Delayed Two And A Half Years
September 30, 2006
Wal-Mart stockholders are going to have to learn how to be patient if the giant retailer keeps pushing neighbors around. After two and half years
September 2006
Residents Battle Home Depot Over Cap On Size
September 30, 2006
Residents in suburban Stoneham, Massachusetts, just north of Boston, hope to throw a big monkey wrench in Home Depot’s plans to build a store in
Residents In Victor Finally Victorious Over Wal-Mart
September 27, 2006
On April 26, 2003, Sprawl-Busters described the efforts of residents in Victor, New York to stop a proposed “Victor Commerce Park” development, which included a
$75,000 Fine Dumped on Target For Chemical Spill
September 27, 2006
It was announced this week that Target, the fair-haired big box store with the pseudo-upscale reputation, was hammered with a $75,000 for violating the federal
City To Vote On Waterfront Wal-Mart
September 26, 2006
There’s nothing like a Wal-Mart by the water’s edge: the shimmering shadow of its vast, blank walls, the reflected neon of its white logo, the
Home Depot Now Has Gas Stations in Two States
September 25, 2006
Even carpenters and plumbers need gas. So Home Depot, which now calls itself a “home improvement specialty retailer,” is centering on “fueling stations,” a euphemism
Residents Don’t Want Home Depot Near Their Wetlands
September 24, 2006
On October 3rd, the Long Beach, California City Council will hear an appeal in a Home Depot Design Center case. Residents in East Long Beach
Residents Oppose Walgreen’s Demolition of Historic Homes
September 24, 2006
There are roughly 5,401 Walgreens stores in America, but only one New Philadephia, Ohio. Residents in this community are battling the “largest drugstore chain” in
Wal-Mart’s Cheap Drugs: A Placebo For Their Health Care Ailments?
September 23, 2006
ABC News said Wal-Mart’s announcement yesterday that it would sell 291 generic drugs at “just $4” per month, meant “lifesaving pills are about to get
Township Residents Fight Hillside Wal-Mart
September 22, 2006
Residents in Springfield Township, Ohio are having a “close encounter” with a huge retailer — much closer than they want. Neighbors have formed a citizen’s
Citizens Battered & Bruised From Wal-Mart Battle
September 22, 2006
Residents in Albuquerque, New Mexico have been battling with Wal-Marts in various locations in the city for many years. They report that they are low
Wal-Mart Spends $300,000 To Save A Mayor
September 22, 2006
How much is a Mayor worth? In Wal-Mart’s case, a $300,000 investment will yield more than $100 million a year. That’s how much Wal-Mart will
City Offers Wal-Mart $7.85 Million Welfare Payment
September 21, 2006
City officials in Broomfield, Colorado have offered to pay for 49% of the cost of site acquisition for a Wal-Mart supercenter — a deal that
Wal-Mart Developer Uses Too Many Explosives, Shuts Down Road
September 20, 2006
Wal-Mart is doing a landslide business in Kilbuck, Pennsylvania — literally. A report in the Tribune-Review today says that all lanes of Route 65 near
Wal-Mart Wants To Use Workers As Political Force
September 19, 2006
In the last major national campaign cycle in 2004, Wal-Mart’s political action committee, known as the “Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., PAC for Responsible Government” was one
Wal-Mart Offers to Pay Half of City’s Legal Fees
September 17, 2006
On August 6, 2006, Sprawl-Busters described the battle over a Wal-Mart supercenter in Hartford, Wisconsin, and the efforts of local residents to stop the giant
Citizens Force County To Conduct Environmental Impact of Wal-Mart
September 17, 2006
Earlier this month, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that citizens in Mill Creek, Washington were objecting to the way development and decision-making on land use was
Wal-Mart Supercenter Proposal Suddenly Pulled
September 17, 2006
Three days ago, Wal-Mart’s proposal to build a 165,000 s.f. store on 53-acres in Lima, New York suddenly imploded. The retailer issued a 41 word
Home Depot’s Mess May Force Shut-Down
September 16, 2006
“Clean up your act!” That’s the municipal message being delivered loud and clear to Home Depot this week by officials in Millcreek Township, Utah. The
Target Looking for Katrina Welfare Payments
September 16, 2006
The media has exhaustively covered the story of the devastation that hurricanes Katrina and Rita wrought on the gulf coast. Stories of flood victims, homeowners
Living Wage Law Vetoed, But Not Gone
September 16, 2006
This week, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley vetoed legislation that would have forced large companies to pay their workers a living wage. According to Wal-Mart, the
City Puts $72,000 Lien on Home Depot For Permit Violations
September 16, 2006
Home Depot built a 125,000 s.f. store in Clermont, Florida roughly three years ago. The project was approved with a conditional use permit, which required,
Wal-Mart Literally Pulls Up Stakes and Quits Site
September 14, 2006
Local officials in Canton, Illinois have given a Wal-Mart supercenter its last rites this week. According to the Canton Daily Ledger, members of the city
Wal-Mart Spends $200,000 To Protect Local Officials From Recall
September 12, 2006
Wal-Mart often tells local officials it needs help financially to widen a road or lay a sewer line to their stores — but when it
Merchant Opposes Annexation, Tax Subsidy For Wal-Mart
September 10, 2006
This week, Sprawl-Busters received the following report of a proposed Wal-Mart in Clare, Michigan: “Our business is a long time pharmacy in Clare, (20,000 s.f,
Wal-Mart Land Option Set To Expire
September 9, 2006
Residents in Spooner, Wisconsin refuse to let up on their efforts to stop Wal-Mart from locating in their small town — despite the fact that
Wal-Mart Decides Not to Appeal Rejection
September 9, 2006
Last month, when the Beaverton, Oregon City Council voted unanimously to reject a proposed 152,300 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter, the company’s representatives immediately threatened a lawsuit.
Wal-Mart Finances Effort to Repeal Size Cap
September 9, 2006
Wal-Mart wants to build a 153,000 s.f. superstore in Hamilton, Montana, and so has a lot riding on an effort to overturn a law in
Second Scandinavian Pension Fund Drops Wal-Mart Stock
September 7, 2006
On June 21, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Norwegian Government Petroleum Fund had voted to drop Wal-Mart stock from its portfolio because the company runs
Land Rezoned, Wal-Mart Blocked
September 7, 2006
There is one unhappy developer in Amherst, New York this week. The Amherst Board of Supervisors came back from the Labor Day break and voted
Wal-Mart Appeals State Environmental Rejection
September 5, 2006
City officials in Marine City, Michigan were stunned when the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality rejected Wal-Mart’s application to build a superstore on Marine City