Wal-Mart Back On Agenda After Extended Delays
Lockport, New York already has a Wal-Mart, so the town is basically being asked to swap the smaller store for a larger supercenter. The proposed
Lockport, New York already has a Wal-Mart, so the town is basically being asked to swap the smaller store for a larger supercenter. The proposed
On September 18, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the City Council in Galt, California was reviewing a proposed zoning ordinance that would ban any retail stores
On November 13, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart suffered a political setback in Atascadero, California in a City Council election. Voters supported Planning Commissioner Ellen
WMT “is increasingly following Amazon’s lead.” The retailer had its “15th straight quarter of double-digit e-commerce growth,” after it was slow to create an online marketplace imitating AMZN. WMT owes a big debt to Jeff Bezos for lighting the way. https://t.co/deOCCLFZ3U https://t.co/yXL37byf0a
Read MoreThe 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.