Home Depot Tries Where Big Boxes Failed
December 31, 2006
In 2003, voters in Carbondale, Colorado overwhelmingly rejected a development plan to put a big box retail store in the so-called Crystal River Marketplace, a
December 2006
Citizens Score Dramatic Courtroom Victory Over Wal-Mart
December 30, 2006
Citizens in Chelan, Washington have won a “white knuckle” victory, preventing a Wal-Mart superstore from opening just weeks before its ribbon-cutting. A court ruling has,
Mayor Calls Second Wal-Mart Site ‘Insane’
December 27, 2006
The Mayor of Fontana, California thinks Wal-Mart’s proposed site for a second supercenter in the city is “insane.” Wal-Mart has offered a plan for congested
Developer Gives Up Lawsuit To Build Wal-Mart
December 25, 2006
It looks like Wal-Mart’s effort to get into Crown Point, Indiana has stalled out in the courts. The Northwest Indiana Times reports this week that
Wal-Mart Opponents Put $5.8 Million “Bailout for Billionaires” On City Ballot
December 24, 2006
A decade ago, the community of Arvada, Colorado managed to stop Wal-Mart from paving over a lake in their community. Now the retail giant is
Wal-Mart Returns To Site Of Earlier Defeat
December 22, 2006
On May 3, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that a 220,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter on route 117 in Leominster, Massachusetts was pulled from a developer’s plan to
Neighbors Upset By Plans For Wal-Mart Supercenters
December 22, 2006
There are two Wal-Mart discount stores in Lancaster, California, and for those addicted to supercenters, the one on Palmdale is roughly 6 miles away. But
Another Wal-Mart Sinks Below the Waves
December 19, 2006
Sprawl-Busters is playing catch-up with this case. The developer Widewaters Group, of DeWitt, New York, has gotten into water over its head in a number
Home Depot Board Rejects Shareholder Plan To Address ‘Chronic Inferior Stock Price.’
December 19, 2006
Home Depot announced yesterday that it has received notice from Relational Investors, an investment firm based in San Diego, California, that Relational intends to submit
Wal-Mart Plans to Wipe Out Mobile Home Park
December 16, 2006
The state of Wisconsin currently has nine dead Wal-Mart stores on the “available buildings” list, or a total of 772,376 square feet of dark stores.
Judge Likely To Toss Out Sweatshop Lawsuit, But Allow Refiling
December 16, 2006
On September 18, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that workers in six foreign countries had filed a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart in the California court system,
Proposed Superstore Even Too Big For Texas
December 10, 2006
Texas, which has more dead Wal-Marts than any other state in the nation, is the battleground for yet another big box superstore. Residents from Austin,
Wal-Mart Appeals Rejection
December 10, 2006
Sprawl-Busters reported on November 16, 2006 that a Hearing Officer in Gresham, Oregon had ruled against a Wal-Mart supercenter in Gresham, closing out a two
Residents Fight Wal-Mart Saturation
December 10, 2006
Sam Walton bragged that his company “became our own competition.” Wall Street analysts have noted that the retailer’s superstores are so close together that they
Township Turns Down Wal-Mart, Again, In Ten Year Battle
December 9, 2006
On December 29, 2004, Sprawl-Busters wrote: “In 1996, Wal-Mart announced its intention to build a superstore in the small community of Manor Township, Pennsylvania. Wal-Mart
City Workers Retirement System Wants Wal-Mart Report
December 9, 2006
The New York City Employees’ Retirement System, which owns Wal-Mart stock, has submitted to the retailer the following shareholder resolution for the retailer’s annual meeting
Labor Groups Warn of Wal-Mart’s Damage To Indian Economy
December 9, 2006
Workers’ rights groups in India are speaking out against the recently-announced entrance of Wal-Mart into the Indian economy via a partnership with an Indian media
City Council Overturns Planning Vote And Oks Wal-Mart
December 9, 2006
Small businesses in Fairfield, California are going to be tutored by Wal-Mart on how to survive the giant retailer. That’s one stipulation in a bizarre
County Officials Threaten to Shut Down Home Depot
December 6, 2006
Home Depot has been operating a store outside of Salt Lake City for roughly three years. But officials in the county are ready to shut
The Great Anti-Wal-Mart T Shirt Battle
December 6, 2006
The First Amendment ran smack into a Wal-Mart supercenter earlier this week in the city of Littleton, Colorado. What started off as citizen opposition to
Wal-Mart Settles ‘Dead Peasants’ Life Insurance Lawsuit
December 5, 2006
On January 10, 2004, Sprawl-Busters reported that a court ruled that Wal-Mart had unlawfully taken survivor’s benefits away from families of deceased Wal-Mart employees. These
Wal-Mart Wants Drive-In Movie Site
December 4, 2006
The residents of Angola, New York feel like they’re in the middle of a bad movie, and Wal-Mart is playing the leading role. This week,
Developer Dumps Wal-Mart From Plan
December 4, 2006
On January 8, 2006, Sprawl-Busters presented the story of a huge retail development in Covington, Louisiana that had a Wal-Mart and a Sam’s Club in
Citizen’s Legal Battle Continues Against Wal-Mart
December 3, 2006
Residents in Pullman, Washington continue to wage a legal battle to block a Wal-Mart supercenter in their community. Sprawl-Busters reported that in March of 2006,
Snake Still Holding Up Wal-Mart Project
December 3, 2006
Forget local citizen’s groups. One of the most effective ways to stop a Wal-Mart supercenter is with an endangered species, and one of the best
Citizen Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Heard By Judge
December 3, 2006
On August 29, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that a group called CARE, Citizens Against Residential Encroachment, had filed a lawsuit against the town of Knightdale, North
City Flexes Eminent Domain Powers Against Wal-Mart–Again
December 2, 2006
Wal-Mart, the corporation that has been happy to see communities use eminent domain powers to advance its stores, now doesn’t like being on the other
Wal-Mart Pulls Out By Email
December 2, 2006
Residents in Wisconsin report that Wal-Mart won’t be moving into River Falls, Wisconsin, ending years of wasted work and investment. The word of Wal-Mart’s collapse
Citizens File Lawsuit To Block Home Depot
December 2, 2006
The epic saga of the residents of Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida vs. Home Depot reached another milestone this week, when 3 neighbors filed a
