Judge Sides With Wal-Mart, But Still No Store
April 30, 2007
Sprawl-Busters reported on June 26, 2005 that the city council in Harrison, Ohio had rejected a zone change request to build a Wal-Mart SuperCenter. Wal-Mart
April 2007
Roadwork & Access Could Stymie Wal-Mart Plans
April 28, 2007
Is Wal-Mart willing to foot the bill for major roadwork to their front door? On February 28, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in the tiny
Judge Sides With Wal-Mart In Citizen’s Appeal
April 28, 2007
On March 13, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Roanoke, Virginia had filed a lawsuit to stop a Wal-Mart supercenter from being built. The group
Residents Gear Up To Fight Off Wal-Mart Supercenter
April 28, 2007
Sprawl-Busters received the following short report from citizens in Bath, New York who want to keep Wal-Mart out of their community: “One week ago Wal-Mart
Mayor Loses Courageous Legal Battle With Wal-Mart
April 28, 2007
Jun Choi, the current Mayor of Edison, New Jersey, does not want a Wal-Mart supercenter in his township. But the agreements approved by township officials
Wal-Mart Seeks To Destroy Mexican ‘Little Jewel’
April 28, 2007
Wal-Mart de Mexico was created in 1991 to promote the giant retailer’s business interests in Mexico. Today, Wal-Mart runs 903 stores in Mexico, and is
Council Expected To Formally Dump Wal-Mart Plan
April 24, 2007
In an update to a story we brought you on March 8, 2007, ABC News reports that Wal-Mart may crash and burn this evening in
Wal-Mart Appeals Superstore Project Delay
April 22, 2007
On May 6, 2006, Sprawl-Busters printed a letter from a small merchant in Woodland, Washington, who was concerned about the damage that a proposed 163,000
Wal-Mart Tire Customer Wins $4 Million Negligence Suit
April 22, 2007
Carolyn Thome of Montgomery, Alabama won a $4 million lawsuit this week against Wal-Mart, and it only took her three years to do it. Thome
Supreme Court Allows Unionization of Wal-Mart to Proceed
April 19, 2007
Two strikes and you’re out. That’s the score in Canada, where Wal-Mart has now lost two Supreme Court battles in their three year effort to
Mayor Asks Residents Not To Shop At Nearby Wal-Mart
April 19, 2007
The Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama says that a new Wal-Mart supercenter just outside his city’s limits is getting an unfair tax break. Mayor Bobby Bright
Home Depot Shrinks Its Store Size
April 18, 2007
Sometimes it takes a big company a long time to understand a little message. But the world’s largest home improvement retailer, because it is running
Wal-Mart Uses Sham Corporations To Avoid Taxes
April 18, 2007
Yesterday, the April 17th federal tax day, WakeUpWalMart.com launched a national tax day protest in 64 cities and 28 states to highlight the fact that
Wal-Mart Spends $300K to Win Ballot Question
April 18, 2007
In a corporate democracy, the one with the most money wins. That’s the rule they follow in Bentonville, Arkansas, where Wal-Mart makes lavish “gifts” to
Judge Rules Against Local Homeowners In Wal-Mart Case
April 17, 2007
On April 13th, a Superior Court judge in Wake County, North Carolina set back efforts of local residents in Knightdale to block a Wal-Mart superstore
Wal-Mart Opens Three-Level Store
April 16, 2007
Community groups often complain that Wal-Mart’s single-floor, windowless box is the worst form of retail sprawl, and that the retailer could do a better job
Another Lawsuit Filed in Wal-Mart ‘Time Shaving’ Case
April 15, 2007
The West Virginia Record newspaper reported this week that another lawsuit has been filed against Wal-Mart, charging the company with stealing from its own workers
City Officials Slammed For “Berlin Wal” of Secrecy.
April 15, 2007
Wal-Mart wants to build a 156,000 s.f. superstore on 25 acres of land in Berlin, Wisconsin, across the street from an existing Wal-Mart discount store
Wal-Mart Threatens To Turn Fair Field To Foul Field
April 14, 2007
On November 2, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart lost a tie vote by the Planning Commissioners in Fairfield, California. The retailer wanted to transfer from
Penn & Teller Go After Sprawl-Busters
April 13, 2007
Greenfield, Massachusetts native Penn Jillette, the talking half of the Las Vegas-based magic act Penn & Teller, turned his TV lens back on his hometown
County Sides With Wal-Mart Opponents
April 11, 2007
Sprawl-Busters reported on December 17, 2005 that a group called the Fairgrounds Neighborhood Association (FNA) had organized in response to a Wal-Mart supercenter proposed for
Citizen’s Petition Throws Wal-Mart Into Neutral
April 11, 2007
City planners in Forest Lake Minnesota last week gave initial approval to the expansion of the city’s Wal-Mart discount store into a superstore. The retailer
Area Residents Trash Wal-Mart’s ‘Survey’
April 9, 2007
Last month, the Butte County Board of Supervisors unloaded a list of objections to a proposed 210,000 s.f. Wal-Mart in north Chico, California. Wal-Mart wanted
Wal-Mart Fights The Case Of The Shinking Superstore
April 7, 2007
After nearly six years of wrangling, Wal-Mart and the City Council in Lawrence, Kansas will step into a courtroom later this month, as the retailer
Judge Throws Out Two Wal-Mart Lawsuit. Case Continues.
April 7, 2007
A Judge in Douglas County, Kansas has thrown out two lawsuits filed against city officials in Lawrence, Kansas for their refusal to approve a Wal-Mart
Target Project Stirs Opposition
April 6, 2007
Residents in Petaluma, California think a Florida developer’s proposed Target retail complex is just “Peta-looney,” and they’re organizing to block it. Residents sent Sprawl-Busters the
Wal-Mart Loses Battle To Balloonists
April 5, 2007
Wal-Mart got that deflated feeling this week, when the city council in Albuquerque, New Mexico shot down their plans for a superstore. The opponents that
Wal-Mart Officially Shuts Down Its Effort
April 5, 2007
On February 8, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart’s proposal in Westbrook, Maine appeared over, after a bitter, three year battle with local residents. It was
Wal-Mart To Turn Fruit Bowl Into Sprawl-Bowl
April 4, 2007
Sprawl-Busters first wrote about Yakima, Washington four years ago, on February 21, 2003. At the time, citizens wrote: “Yakima is a city of about 85,000
Citizens Tie Wal-Mart Up In Court For Half A Decade
April 2, 2007
On August 8, 2002, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Monroe and Union County, North Carolina had successfully kept out a Wal-Mart supercenter by challenging their