Voters’ Poll Shows 62% Oppose Wal-Mart Coming To Town
July 31, 2007
Sprawl-Busters received an email today from a resident in Ventura, California. “Wal-Mart has signed a lease on an existing K-Mart location here in Ventura,” she
July 2007
Wal-Mart Fights City To Lower Tax Bill
July 30, 2007
There’s nothing that says big corporations should have to pay big tax bills. Wal-Mart likes to boast about how much it pays in taxes every
Home Depot, PR Firm Embarrassed By Leaked Memos
July 30, 2007
Public Relations firms don’t always like publicity — especially when the TV camera is pointed at them. This week in the Los Angeles, California neighborhood
Sam’s Club Loses Gas Battle—Again
July 28, 2007
For the second time in four years, a Sam’s Club gas station proposal has run out of fuel. Wal-Mart this week scrapped plans to put
Upscale Wal-Mart Should Be Voted Down, Say Residents
July 28, 2007
On July 19th, the story broke that Wal-Mart had purchased a 17-acre site at College Boulevard in Carlsbad, California, with plans to build “its most
Wal-Mart The Cannibal
July 27, 2007
Here’s the theory: It’s better to pick your own pockets, than to have someone else pick them. So Wal-Mart overbuilds in a given trade area,
Wal-Mart Gone—For Now
July 26, 2007
Residents in La Puente, California can relax — for now. The stories about a Wal-Mart supercenter coming to this community of 41,000 people are off
Citizens Hold Off Wal-Mart For Two And A Half Years
July 26, 2007
On March 31, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that a Wal-Mart backhoe had begun removing an endangered species of tortoises from the proposed site of a superstore
Newspaper Reader’s Poll Rejects Wal-Mart
July 25, 2007
You know your public relations are slipping when small town voters say they don’t want your retail store to come to town. Nuclear waste dumps,
Wal-Mart Charged With Anti-Union Persecution
July 23, 2007
“Our people make the difference,” Wal-Mart says. But a story different than the Mr. Smiley TV ads of happy “associates” emerged this month in Argentina.
Young City Warned About Wal-Mart
July 21, 2007
In early July, it was reported that Wal-Mart had submitted plans to build a supercenter in Oakley, California. The superstore would be located on 76
City Councilor Challenges Home Depot Approval
July 21, 2007
On January 20, 2007, Sprawl-Busters updated a story from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Sunland-Tujunga, where residents have been battling Home Depot since the fall
Residents Oppose Two-Story Wal-Mart
July 20, 2007
It’s not been an easy stroll through the garden for Wal-Mart in Garden Grove, California. Last night, a crowd estimated at 100 people turned out
Old Wal-Mart Must Be Torn Down
July 18, 2007
What happens to “old” Wal-Marts when the retailer casts them off? Hundreds of communities have found the answer: not much. According to Wal-Mart Realty, the
Wal-Mart Rezoning Gets Slam-Dunked
July 15, 2007
The city of Mary Esther(pop. 4,200) is located in Northwest Florida, in between Fort Walton Beach and Hurlburt Field. The city is only 61 years
Wal-Mart Backs Down On Lawsuit Over Ballot Signatures
July 14, 2007
Wal-Mart’s tough, John-Wayne-shoot-out in Tucson is over — for now. Sprawl-Busters reported on July 6th that Wal-Mart was threatening to take the city of Tucson
Wal-Mart Won’t Let Snake Stand In Superstore’s Way
July 12, 2007
Here’s how big box deals are made in New Jersey. On December 3, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was having snake problems in Toms River,
Big Box Ordinance Lost On One Councilor’s Vote
July 11, 2007
Residents in San Diego, California will not be protected from big box stores after all. On June 5, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was threatening
Town Builds A Welfare Road To Wal-Mart
July 7, 2007
Imagine a world where taxpayers in every small town build new roads to every business that wants one. That’s the world Wal-Mart inhabits — a
Commissioner Stands Up To Wal-Mart’s Legal Threats
July 7, 2007
On May 12, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had run into a Wal of opposition in Brooksville, Florida. The Hernando County Commission voted unanimously on
City Officials Reject Wal-Mart’s Ballot Question
July 6, 2007
Two days ago, Sprawl-Busters updated a story from Tucson, Arizona about Wal-Mart’s funding of a ballot campaign to overturn the city’s big box ordinance that
City Wants ‘Better Class’ of Big Box Stores
July 5, 2007
The City of Cayce, South Carolina, which lies along the Congaree River, includes the site of one of the earliest European settlements in what was
Wal-Mart Wants Voters To Repeal Big Box Law
July 4, 2007
In 2003, Wal-Mart tried — and failed — to get the courts in Arizona to overturn a “big box” law in Tucson, Arizona. Now they
Wal-Mart’s Environmental Report Appealed by Citizens
July 3, 2007
Wal-Mart must be weary of the lukewarm reception they have received in the shadow of beautiful Mount Rainier. On December 8, 2004, Sprawl-Busters reported that
Residents File Suit To Stop Wal-Mart Supercenter
July 1, 2007
Sprawl-Busters reported on May 12, 2007 that Wal-Mart was trying to force neighbors in Austin, Texas to accept a 225,000 s.f. superstore. But even in
Wal-Mart Gets $12 M in Corporate Welfare
July 1, 2007
It’s easy being green in Greene, County, Pennsylvania. Just follow Wal-Mart’s lead. State officials across the nation are always complaining that money is tight, and
Pitched Roof Could Make Wal-Mart Too High
July 1, 2007
Unless Wal-Mart can get a special ruling to have a flat roof, its store in Duluth, Georgia may be too high to fly. In early