Wal-Mart Forced To Appeal City Denial
February 28, 2008
What you can’t get by regulation, try to get by litigation. Wal-Mart is winding up its legal department to appeal a decision against them in
February 2008
Walgreens Vetoes Wal-Mart Move Into Shopping Center
February 28, 2008
The Walgreens drugstore chain didn’t want a Wal-Mart as a neighbor. That’s the backstory in the latest case of a Wal-Mart project cancellation. The Arizona
Wal-Mart Blames Economics For Project Cancellation
February 27, 2008
Wal-Mart says business is blossoming as the nation slides into a recession, but the company keeps pruning off supercenter projects like dead limbs. The economic
Wal-Mart Suffers Set-Back Near Mt. Rushmore
February 24, 2008
Wal-Mart has 12 supercenters in South Dakota, and 2 Sam’s Clubs. It also has one empty store in Yankton, S.D. Rapid City, South Dakota already
Wal-Mart Developer Apologizes, Superstore Gone
February 23, 2008
This is another of those ‘Wal-Mart supercenter dies’ stories — but with a twist. In this case, Wal-Mart lost its developer. It happened this week
Local Merchants ‘Happy’ Wal-Mart Plan Is Suspended
February 22, 2008
Mayor Lee A. Celske describes Aledo, Illinois as “a quiet, friendly and safe rural community of 3,620 people that is a wonderful place to live
Wal-Mart Battle Comes Down To Definitions
February 21, 2008
A battle over definitions is shaping up in Whitehall Township, Michigan, where opponents say a 126,000 s.f. Wal-Mart superstore is a ‘shopping center,’ but the
Wal-Mart Lobbies To Protect Its Tax Loophole
February 21, 2008
While millions of working Virginians pay their state taxes on time, multi-state corporations like Wal-Mart are lobbying in Viriginia to protect an arcane loophole in
Mayor Says Wal-Mart’s Not Dead, Just In Flux
February 19, 2008
Waukesha, Wisconsin has always been a town that takes good care of its big box stores. On April 13, 2000, Sprawl-Busters reported that federal and
Wal-Mart Gets Bad News on Two Supercenter Plans
February 19, 2008
There’s double bad news for Wal-Mart supercenter projects in Corpus Christi, Texas. On February 6, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was pushing two new superstores
Wal-Mart Says Appeal Threatens “Freedom To Shop.”
February 19, 2008
Wal-Mart is defending the “Freedom to shop,” which was not on Norman Rockwell’s list of Freedoms — but is an important Freedom that we often
City Says OK to Wal-Mart If They Agree to Put Up Demolition Money
February 16, 2008
On November 11, 2007, Sprawl- Busters reported that a Wal-Mart supercenter project near Travis Air Force Base in Suisun City, California had crashed and burned.
Can’t Vote No Just Because Wal-Mart Sucks
February 15, 2008
This is the story of a village in Wisconsin where people may think Wal-Mart sucks, but they’re likely to get a 176,305 s.f. supercenter anyway.
Two Local Workers Delay Wal-Mart With Lawsuit
February 15, 2008
It’s nothing but delay in Delano. Wal-Mart’s plans to build a supercenter in Delano, California are tied up in litigation, brought by two local supermarket
Wal-Mart Dumps Another Town
February 14, 2008
On March 4, 2007, almost a year ago, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Planning Board in Lawrence, New Jersey was holding hearings on what the media
Another Wal-Mart Supercenter Project Collapses
February 13, 2008
Lake County, Florida, with its more than 1,000 lakes and rivers, describes itself as having “striking physical beauty” which has “captured the hearts and imagination
Another Dead Wal-Mart Gets ‘Upcycled’
February 12, 2008
On January 12, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that a 94,860 s.f.”dark” Wal-Mart discount store on West Market Street in Tiffin, Ohio had been purchased by a
Wal-Mart ‘Toy Destroyer’ Gets No Jail Time.
February 12, 2008
Two months after his arrest on shoplifting charges for smashing a “toy” lamp in Wal-Mart’s parking lot, Buddy Childress is a free man. On December
City Wants Law To Help Them Annex Land for Home Depot
February 9, 2008
Home Depot is pulling all the strings in El Cajon, California. On June 6, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported the controversial death of a Home Depot project
Wal-Mart Gets 4th ‘Extension’ On Plans
February 8, 2008
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania is a 1.3 square mile area within North Whitehall Township. Schnecksville is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh Valley, with a population
Wal-Mart Dead After Canadian Developer Drops Land Option
February 8, 2008
After more than a year of high profile combat, a Wal-Mart supercenter proposed for northeast Portland, Oregon is gone. A quiet neighborhood in Portland got
Residents Upset By Wal-Mart Superstore Plan
February 8, 2008
The city of Leavenworth, Kansas has much more than just a famous U.S. penitentiary. It has a Wal-Mart discount store on 4th Traffic Way, plus
Wal-Mart Fails To Provide New Traffic Data
February 6, 2008
On December 3, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was pushing two new superstores at once in Corpus Christi, Texas — but one of them had
Union Head Wins Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Store
February 5, 2008
In October of 2006, the Assembly in Anchorage, Alaska voted 8-2 to overturn a decision from its own Planning Commission that gave the cold shoulder
Wal-Mart Shrinks Store To Avoid Wetlands
February 4, 2008
There are already 3 Wal-Mart stores within 15 miles of Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. Two of these stores are supercenters in New Castle
“Smaller” Wal-Mart Still Does Fit in City’s Plans
February 4, 2008
On October 30, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the City Council in Atascadero, California had voted 4-1 to require city staff to stop processing a Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Superstore Expansion Raises Legal Response
February 3, 2008
Wal-Mart wants to expand its 125,500 s.f. discount store on University Drive in Vista, California. There are five Wal-Mart’s within 8 miles of Vista, a
Wal-Mart’s Money Centers
February 2, 2008
A banking company named National Commerce is depositing its trust in Wal-Mart to help enhance its bottom line. Memphis, Tennessee-based National Commerce is the parent
Wal-Mart’s Plans A ‘Mystery.’
February 2, 2008
Someone let Wal-Mart’s cat out of the bag in Exeter, Pennsylvania, and now the retailer has to stuff it back in. It’s not unusual for
Wal-Mart Spends $208,678 On Lobbyists in Massachusetts
February 2, 2008
Wal-Mart, the retailer with ‘everyday low prices,’ paid nearly a quarter of a million dollars last year to a small army of 9 lobbyists to