Judge Sides With Wal-Mart, But Still No Store
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 got that deflated feeling this week, when the city council in Albuquerque, New Mexico shot down their plans for a superstore. The opponents that
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
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
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
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.