Another City ‘Caps’ The Size of Stores
November 30, 2006
Big box stores can be stopped with one little sentence. A growing number of communities are amending their zoning code to keep out very large
November 2006
Nearly 30% Of Americans Hold Unfavorable View of Wal-Mart
November 29, 2006
A survey of 1,000 adult Americans released this week by Rasmussen Reports of Asbury Park, New Jersey shows that 29% of Americans have an unfavorable
Residents Slowing Down Superstore Pair
November 26, 2006
Wal-Mart has announced two superstore projects along interstate 99 in Freedom and Antis, Pennsylvania. The Freedom location is off the Roaring Spring exit of route
Survey Says 68% Don’t Want Wal-Mart In Their Town.
November 26, 2006
The Saint Consulting Group, based on Hingham, Massachusetts, has released a second annual national survey on Americans’ attitude towards Wal-Mart land use proposals. The study
Wal-Mart Returns To Try Again
November 23, 2006
On September 14, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Planning & Zoning Commission in Avondale, Arizona had unanimously rejected Wal-Mart’s application to build a superstore in
City Unhappy With Dead Wal-Mart property
November 22, 2006
Sand Springs, Oklahoma has a shiny new Wal-Mart Supercenter on one side of the city, but the trade off was — — they now have
Court Rules Against Nearly-Completed Wal-Mart
November 21, 2006
Wal-Mart was stunned last Friday by a court ruling in a superstore project in the city of American Canyon, California, where local officials tripped over
Wal-Mart Returns From the Dead
November 21, 2006
There are towns in America known as communities that Wal-Mart killed twice — once when they opened, and a second time when they closed. This
Wal-Mart Defeated on Traffic Issues
November 16, 2006
Sprawl-Busters began writing about Gresham, Oregon almost two years ago. The retailer’s plans to put a store in this city probably seemed like a sure
Wal-Mart Sees Rising Sun in Japan.
November 15, 2006
A Wal-Mart VP for international marketing has suggested that Wal-Mart will soon announce its expanding ownership of the Japanese retailer, Seiyu, which Newsflash reported last
Size Cap Stops Wal-Mart ‘In Our Tracks’
November 14, 2006
It’s possible to stop a Wal-Mart with one sentence. A growing number of communities across the country have done it. Covington Township, Pennsylvania found out
Wal-Mart Drops Tax Lawsuit Against Town
November 14, 2006
The Wal-Mart store in Geneva, New York did not like its property tax assessment, so it sued the town to get it dramatically cut. But
Wal-Mart Delayed By At Least A Year
November 13, 2006
On September 17, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that citizens in Mill Creek, Washington had forced Wal-Mart to do an Environmental Impact Study(EIS). They fought the retailer,
Voters Elect Two Anti-Wal-Mart Candidates
November 13, 2006
Democracy can be very messy. Wal-Mart now has an unplanned mess on its hands in its on-going battle to push a superstore into Atascadero, California.
Lowe’s Loses For Second Time
November 12, 2006
Lowe’s home improvement store is a two-time loser in Westlake Village, California. Sprawl-Busters reported on January 21, 2006 that the City Council had voted 2-2
Wal-Mart Tries To ‘Smuggle In’ Superstore
November 8, 2006
The Wal-Mart superstore in the city of El Centro, California was in the news recently when two former Border Patrol agents were sentenced to more
Wal-Mart Goes To Voters To Repeal Grocery Size Limit
November 7, 2006
Citizen Wal-Mart doesn’t like zoning ordinances that limit store size, or the content inside the store, so when the city council in Long Beach, California
Wal-Mart Plans Trio of Stores In One City
November 7, 2006
All it took was the huge shadow of a proposed Wal-Mart to spur citizens in Victorville, California to form a group to stop it. The
Wal-Mart Spends Big Bucks In City Council Race
November 6, 2006
Citizen Wal-Mart is spending big bucks in the Antioch, California city Council race, right before a key vote on their superstore project. A state senator
Wal-Mart Pays $35 Million To Build Supercenter
November 6, 2006
Wal-Mart and public officials in Pima County, Arizona have reached a “development agreement” in which the giant retailer gets to build a supercenter southwest of
Planning Commission Rejects Wal-Mart On Tie Vote
November 2, 2006
Wal-Mart lost another one this week in a tie vote by Planning Commissioners in Fairfield, California. Sprawl-Busters wrote about Fairfield on April 29, 2006, when