Workers Say Wal-Mart Is A Dirty Word
September 30, 2007
Last week, Wal-Mart announced that it plans to invest $100 million to expand its operations in Argentina in 2008. This new investment is on top
September 2007
Wal-Mart Proposal Upsets ‘Lovely Small Town.’
September 28, 2007
Wellsville, New York promotes itself as “a lovely small town in the heart of the Allegheny Hills.” This village says its “nestled in the foothills
City Manager Calls Wal-Mart A ‘Black Hole’ To Local Businesses
September 28, 2007
On July 31, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had signed a lease on an existing K-Mart location in Ventura, California. Wal-Mart began talking with city
Wal-Mart Plans Officially Buried Under Landslide
September 26, 2007
Another Wal-Mart supercenter bites the dust — literally. Wal-Mart’s dreams of a superstore for Kilbuck township, Pennsylvania, are now officially buried under tons of earth.
Residents Start Petition to Battle Wal-Mart
September 25, 2007
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania is an 1.3 square mile area within North Whitehall Township. Schnecksville is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh Valley, with a population
Village Board To Vote On Wal-Mart On Industrial Land
September 25, 2007
On May 12, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Newman Development Group had announced a proposed Wal-Mart superstore on Lester Avenue in Johnson City, New York.
Furniture Store Objects to Wal-Mart Plan
September 24, 2007
Usually retailers are silent on the subject of Wal-Mart. In one small New Jersey town, a furniture store is speaking up, but its concerns may
Residents Say Wal-Mart Will Destroy Way Of Life
September 23, 2007
On August 3, 2003, Sprawl-Busters reported that City planning commissioners in Clovis, California had voted 3-1 for preliminary approval to a zoning change that would
Half-Built Pair of Wal-Mart Supercenters Finally Restarted
September 23, 2007
Wal-Mart’s long, twisted journey in Bakersfield, California may soon be over. It wasn’t the way Wal-Mart wanted, and they have lost as much as one
Environmental Staff Report Slams Home Depot Project
September 23, 2007
The California Coastal Commission has nailed Home Depot’s plans to build a 128,517 s.f. store in East Long Beach, California. According to the Long Beach
Procedural Hoops & Hurdles Drag On For Wal-Mart
September 21, 2007
Four years and counting. That’s the sad story for a Wal-Mart supercenter proposal in the city of Medford, Oregon. The city council eventually approved the
Wal-Mart Suddenly Pulls Out Of Another Project
September 20, 2007
The folks in Bentonville, Arkansas are acting more mercurial than ever: Here today, gone tomorrow. The company seems to have a hair-trigger decision-making process when
Wal-Mart’s ‘Mountain Lodge’ Theme Store Still A Monster
September 19, 2007
It’s “smaller” than their usual superstore — and it won’t say “superstore” over the entrance. But the bitterly-fought Wal-Mart supercenter in Woodland Park, Colorado, which
City Mulls Cap on Size As Wal-Mart Approaches
September 18, 2007
There are four Wal-Marts within 19 miles of Galt, California, a community whose motto is “planning for the future.” According to the Lodi News-Sentinel, Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Distribution Center Sues County Over Taxes
September 16, 2007
Arcadia, Florida is a city of roughly 7,000 people in DeSoto County. It has miles of orange groves, and pastures, but the largest building in
Wal-Mart Makes ‘Rare’ Decision To Withdraw
September 15, 2007
After more than 15 months of bitter controversy, a proposed 187,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter in rural Lancaster, Massachusetts is now dead. Wal-Mart has terminated its
Wal-Mart Fires Worker Over Photos of Managers
September 14, 2007
At Wal-Mart, one of the key personnel mantras is “respect for the individual.” One Wal-Mart worker once told me, “I’m sure Wal-Mart respects the individual
Staff Recommends Against Wal-Mart Superstore
September 13, 2007
On December 12, 1999, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents of Bonita Springs, Florida had hammered Home Depot right where it hurts. The world’s largest home improvement
Developer Self-Destructs Wal-Mart Project–For Now
September 13, 2007
On April 24, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that a Wal-Mart supercenter project in Concord, California, called the Jones Ranch Project, was floundering. Concord is 29 miles
Wal-Mart Puts Lipstick On A Pig
September 11, 2007
On January 20, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Ontario, California were organizing to fight a Home Depot project. Now they’ve got a second big
Small Town Passes Big Box Cap
September 10, 2007
On May 5, 2007 Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had filed an application to build a superstore on top of a former coal ash landfill in
Business Group Says Wal-Mart Not Good For Downtown
September 8, 2007
This week it was announced that Wal-Mart wants to expand its footprint in the city of St. Thomas, Ontario. St. Thomas, a city of 36,000
Wal-Mart Denies Its Expansion Plans
September 8, 2007
Swansea, Massachusetts is a small community of roughly 16,000 people in southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Barrington and Warren, Rhode Island, on the west and southwest,
Wal-Mart Refuses To Pay For Road
September 7, 2007
Wal-Mart hit another speed bump this week in Clinton, Michigan. On August 10, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart’s lawyer was threatening to take the township
Court Favors Citizens In 6 Year Battle Against Wal-Mart.
September 6, 2007
After almost six years of trying to build a store near Marvin, North Carolina, in Union County, Wal-Mart now finds itself between a court and
Law to Limit Superstores in Paradise Under Review
September 5, 2007
There’s trouble in paradise for the likes of Wal-Mart and Target. For most Americans, Hawaii conjures up beautiful beaches and far-away paradise. But the paradise
Wal-Mart Workers Threaten Strike In England
September 4, 2007
A Wal-Mart administrator was recently quoted as saying that the only Wal-Mart workers who think about unions are unhappy associates. There must be lots of
Developer Says Wal-Mart Superstores Are Not Regional Facilities
September 4, 2007
Whatever it takes. That’s what developer Mike Hargis is prepared to say and do in order to build a 184,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter on U.S.
Welcome to the New City of WaldoMart?
September 3, 2007
The community of Wildomar, California is an unincorporated community that wants to become California’s newest city. For its main attraction the future-city wants to be