Wal-Mart Forms Astro-Turf ‘Customers’ Group
February 25, 2007
Wal-Mart already has a supercenter in the city of Broomfield, Colorado, but they want to build another one. So they are organizing their own customers
February 2007
Wal-Mart Withdraws Plans’For Now.
February 25, 2007
Wal-Mart approached the city of Atascadero, California with plans to build a 187,000 s.f. supercenter almost a year ago. When they got around to filing
Developer Offers $2 Million to Sweeten Wal-Mart Deal
February 25, 2007
Is Tucson, Arizona for sale? How much does it take to get a big box store exempted from the zoning rules? That’s what Wal-Mart hopes
Home Depot Faces Tough Sell In Saturated Market
February 23, 2007
Home Depot is trying to nail down a deal in Newark, Delaware, but local residents aren’t cooperating. Residents in Newark told Sprawl-Busters in mid-January that
Wal-Mart Approval Attracts Three Lawsuits
February 19, 2007
On December 22, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had spent a King’s ransom to elect a Mayor in Rosemead, California. They Mayor was a supporter
Wal-Mart Supercenter Gets Torpedoed
February 19, 2007
Environmental concerns and the sheer scale of their proposal have sunk Wal-Mart’s plans for a 200,000 s.f. supercenter in Groton, Connecticut. Groton is the home
Wal-Mart Sweetens Deal With New Fire Station
February 19, 2007
Does your town need a new firestation — but can’t find the money to pay for it? Here’s an angle that local officials are sure
Wal-Mart, Small Business Killer, Offers Help To Small Business
February 19, 2007
There are consultants who hire themselves out to Chambers of Commerce across America, promising to teach small businesses how to “survive and thrive” in the
City’s Denial of Wal-Mart Leads to Lawsuit
February 19, 2007
On January 10, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had been defeated in Wichita, Kansas — but that the battle was far from over. At the
Wal-Mart Opponents Want To Form Their Own Town
February 19, 2007
Don’t like the growth policies of your local town officials? Form your own town! When officials in Irmo, South Carolina decided to annex land from
Disbabled Job Applicant Gets His Day In Court Against Wal-Mart
February 17, 2007
On January 24, 2004, Sprawl- Busters reported that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunties Commission (EEOC) had filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart, accusing the giant retailer
Canadians To Appeal Wal-Mart Rezoning
February 16, 2007
The municipal council in North Grenville, Ontario this week approved the rezoning of 84 acres of land for a 118,000 s.f. Wal-Mart. But local residents
City To Charge Wal-Mart A Fee For Hurting Downtown
February 16, 2007
When Sprawl-Busters last looked in on Lodi, California on January 6, 2006, we reported that a San Joaquin County judge had ruled that the city’s
Wal-Mart Asks Disabled Woman To Leave Because of Service Dog
February 16, 2007
On January 5, 2002, Sprawl-Busters posted the story of Rodney Jackson, a disabled man with a Service Dog who was kicked out of a Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Feeds Voters, But Loses Vote
February 14, 2007
Wal-Mart has unveiled a new tactic in its strategy to win the hearts and minds of local voters. The way to a voter’s heart, Wal-Mart
Health Care For Wal-Mart Workers Costs State Taxpayers $7.2 M
February 12, 2007
According to a new report released February 1st by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Services, state taxpayers in the Commonwealth spent $7,223,580.77
Home Depot & Wal-Mart ILCs: Don’t Bank on It
February 12, 2007
Efforts by major retailers like Wal-Mart and Home Depot to open up their own banks have bounced — at least for now. The Federal Deposit
Human Chain Protests Wal-Mart Chain
February 11, 2007
An estimated crowd of 2,500 people yesterday in Austin, Texas, formed a human chain to protest the proposal for a Wal-Mart chain store. As Sprawl-Busters
Walgreens Faces Racial Slur Lawsuit
February 10, 2007
Four black men from Texas are suing the convenience store chain, charging that a clerk referred to them as “niggers.” The incident happened when the
Wal-Mart ‘Lives Free’ On Corporate Welfare
February 10, 2007
In New Hampshire, the “live free, or die” state, Wal-Mart has found a way to live free off the taxpayers of the Granite State. Town
Wal-Mart Supercenter Gets Dunked
February 10, 2007
A proposal from Great Island Development didn’t do so great in Sanford, Maine this week. The board voted down a Wal-Mart expansion, but Great Island
Home Depot Spends $6 Million On ‘Fun Fund.’
February 10, 2007
Home Depot has always been a “fun” kind of place, with merry, productive ‘orange-blooded’ workers busy making sales under the watchful eye of their extravagantly-paid
Developer’s SLAPP Suit Dismissed
February 8, 2007
On June 29, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that a judge of the Delaware Court of Chancery had ruled that a real estate developer could search the
Wal-Mart Drops Another One
February 8, 2007
Another Wal-Mart proposal in Maine is heading south, after a bitter, three year battle with local residents. It was announced today in the Portland Press-Herald
Town Doesn’t Want ‘Just Another Box’ From Wal-Mart
February 8, 2007
Officials in Franklin, North Carolina are getting cold feet over plans for a Wal-Mart supercenter. The reaction comes on the heels of a local retail
City Balks At Putting Cap on Big Box Size
February 7, 2007
Last night, local residents in Great Falls, Montana told their city commissioners that it was time to impose limits on big box sprawl in their
City Wants Road, Not Wal-Mart
February 6, 2007
Robert Frost wrote about the road not taken. But this is a story about a road that was taken. At the end of January, Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Loses Appeal in Gender Discrimination Class Action
February 6, 2007
The women of Wal-Mart will have their day in court. That was the upshot of the court ruling today that rocked the foundations in Bentonville,
Judge’s Ruling Blocks Wal-Mart Rezoning
February 4, 2007
Residents in Bedford, Michigan walked out of court February 2nd with a major victory over a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter. Judge Joseph A. Costello of the