After Two Years, Wal-Mart Cancels Lease With Developer
Wal-Mart is ready to build another store in Phoenix, Arizona, but after more than two years of trying, it keeps losing developers. On April 11,
Wal-Mart is ready to build another store in Phoenix, Arizona, but after more than two years of trying, it keeps losing developers. On April 11,
The good people of Weirton, West Virginia already have one Wal-Mart. Store #1948 is located on Three Springs Drive Road in this small community of
Wal-Mart made national news recently for trying to influence how their employees will vote in the upcoming Presidential campaign in November, demonizing the Democrats for
In early March of 2008, the Greene County Record newspaper in Virginia reported that site preparation work was well underway at the “Gateway Center” project
Wal-Mart has a discount store on Crater Lake Highway in Medford, Oregon. But the company has been trying to replace it with a larger supercenter
In June of 2007, it looked like Wal-Mart was on a firm course to build a 101,100 s.f. store on 17 acres in Dunville, Ontario,
It must sound strange to American consumers to hear that the government of Puerto Rico this week “warned” Wal-Mart to raise its prices on milk
Wal-Mart loves to give trinkets to the natives when it comes to town looking for a permit. In one tiny Pennsylvania town, the natives wanted
Wal-Mart Store #3803 at 515 Sawmill Road in West Haven, Connecticut has been making some noise in the media recently — but its not the
On June 12, 2008, Sprawl-Busters returned from a site visit to Moon Township, Pennsylvania, reporting that citizens were quickly organizing to fight a proposed Wal-Mart
Roughly a month ago, on July 16, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was desperately trying to find some water for its proposed superstore on Belmont
Wal-Mart is gaining a reputation for being a tax deadbeat — but there are still many communities that are learning this the hard way. Wal-Mart
On May 25, 2008, Sprawl-Busters noted that Wal-Mart had let five years slip away in the city of Clovis, California. Instead of a superstore, all
THF Realty says its building America “one community at a time.” And in one community at a time, local residents try to stop THF from
It’s back to the future in Chandler, Arizona, where a repeat developer keeps submitting the same old Wal-Mart plan that most residents don’t want. On
Sprawl-Busters has been following the ups and downs of a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter in Cordova, Tennessee. On July 8, 2008, it was noted that Wal-Mart
Now that Wal-Mart has grown fat again on all those U.S. government economic stimulus checks, the retailer is going back over its list of store
A Wal-Mart has been approved to go into a zone designated for ‘smart growth’ in Rochester Hills, Michigan. But instead of high tech development, office/research/technology
When it comes to Wal-Mart supercenters, there are no “done deals,” only “dumb deals.” On April 8, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Mayor of the
The owner of the Walt Whitman Mall calls its 1,029,000 s.f. mall “Long Island’s premier shopping destination.” The mall has nearly 100 retailers, including Bloomingdale’s,
On June 21, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that local residents in Iowa City, Iowa were being saturated with flood waters, and saturated with big box stores.
On May 17, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that in the early 1990s, the Mayor of Granite City, Illinois made headlines when he took the names of
No city official should ever have to beg for a Wal-Mart. They will come easily enough, without any encouragement. Begging Wal-Mart is like begging for
On September 20, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that a Wal-Mart supercenter site had been buried in a landslide. Their proposed superstore project had to be cancelled,
After four long years of a fighting Wal-Mart, citizens in Portsmouth, Michigan(population 3,500) are looking out over acres of corn instead of a supercenter. On
Open a superstore, close a grocery store. That pretty much sums up the valueless addition of a Wal-Mart superstore in the county of Del Norte,
On August 24, 1999, Sprawl-Busters reported that the voters of Eureka, California had deflated Wal-Mart’s balloon. By a 22% point margin, Eureka residents rejected Wal-Mart’s
Wal-Mart likes to say its “pro-associate, not anti-union.” But whenever its associates vote to become union members, Wal-Mart cuts them off at the knees. In
It’s Robin Hood in reverse. A community in Georgia wants to take from its struggling taxpayers, to give to the world’s largest retailer. The state
Any place in America that has any character or ethnicity left is endangered terrain when it comes to Wal-Mart superstores. Case in point: The Colorado
On May 14, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart wanted to turn Yucca Valley, California into Yukky Valley. Wal-Mart already has a discount store in Yucca
In one small northern Vermont town, two developers are battling each other over the fate of a proposed Wal-Mart store. One mall owner will lose
The motto of the town of Surf City is “big enough to be competitive, small enough to be happy.” Mayor Zander Guy, Jr. says his
The Wall Street Journal carried a page one headline on August 1st that has shaken up electoral politics, and given Wal-Mart corporate executives one more
The state of Illinois has for years been a leader in states with dead Wal-Marts. In 2006, for example, Illinois was tied for third place
On February 19, 2008, Sprawl- Busters reported that Wal-Mart had been hit with a double whammy in Corpus Christi, Texas. One planned supercenter was dead,
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.