Wal-Mart Agrees To Spend Half A Million On Impact Studies
April 29, 2009
Wal-Mart is not used to having independent consultants analyze its plans — but that’s the price the retailer is going to have to pay if
April 2009
Wal-Mart Abandons Superstore Plan, Will Reuse Empty Kmart
April 28, 2009
This is another story about the ‘in-box conversion’ trend at Wal-Mart. On September 11, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that the residents of the Sugar House community
Wal-Mart Cancels Store Expansion Plans
April 28, 2009
While one time-worn battle over Wal-Mart continues in Medford, Oregon, another one just ended. Wal-Mart has a discount store on Crater Lake Highway in Medford
Wal-Mart Admits Smaller Superstores More Efficient, Sustainable
April 27, 2009
At Wal-Mart, big is beautiful. But the giant retailer has begun a subtle shift in rhetoric that foretells the day when huge superstores will resemble
Wal-Mart’s ‘Frightening’ Narcotics Deal
April 26, 2009
One of the world’s largest drug store chains is employing a very unusual — and provocative — method for sourcing its drugs. This week mighty
Chicago Mayor Says Wal-Mart ‘Not Gonna Fly.’
April 26, 2009
Wal-Mart and big city Mayors often don’t see eye to eye. But Wal-Mart figures that as the economy slides downward, and more people lose their
Wal-Mart Still Trying After Six Years Of Controversy
April 24, 2009
It’s been a long and winding road for Wal-Mart in Clovis, California. On September 17, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that the citizens in Clovis had shamed
City Uses FEMA Funds To Lease Dead Wal-Mart For School
April 23, 2009
Wal-Mart currently has 16 empty retail buildings in Illinois that it wants to sell or lease. One of them is located in Ottawa, Illinois on
City Size Cap Nixes Wal-Mart Superstore Plan
April 22, 2009
If Wal-Mart wants to open a superstore on Victoria Avenue in Ventura, California, it’s going to have to do it within the 84,000 footprint of
City Rejects Wal-Mart Expansion Based On Downtown Impacts
April 21, 2009
On April 18, 2009 Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart’s superstore plans were falling on deaf ears in the Canadian city of Owen Sound, Ontario. Located on
Wal-Mart Wants To Supersize Store After Only Four Years
April 20, 2009
In January 2005, a 142,000 s.f. Wal-Mart store opened in the Vornado Shopping Center on Route 30 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Wal-Mart moved into
Court May Take Months To Decide Wal-Mart Distribution Center
April 19, 2009
It could take several months for a judge in Florida to make a big decision about a very big Wal-Mart distribution center. Sprawl-Busters reported on
Competing Grocer Warns Of Impact From Wal-Mart Superstore
April 18, 2009
The Canadian city of Owen Sound, Ontario is located on the southern shores of Georgian Bay in a valley below the sheer rock cliffs of
City Buys Site From Wal-Mart To Prevent Supestore
April 18, 2009
Wal-Mart has learned the hard way not to pick a fight with Hercules. On December 15, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that the city of Hercules, California
County Authority Refuses To Sell Land For A Wal-Mart Superstore
April 17, 2009
It didn’t take long for the residents of one small Pennsylvania town to speak out against Wal-Mart. On March 10, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that developers
Court Rules In East Vs. West Wal-Mart Case
April 16, 2009
When two communities fail to plan together, they end up being played off one another — to a giant developer’s benefit. On February 1, 2009,
Wal-Mart Dies in One Week
April 15, 2009
A proposed Wal-Mart supercenter for Aurora, New York had a short, unhappy life this week. On December 5th, only one week after being proposed, the
Wal-Mart Puts Supercenter Project On Hold After Five Years
April 13, 2009
On September 18, 2004, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Hermantown, Minnesota had an armload of concerns about a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter in their community, and
Wal-Mart Still Trying For Superstore on West Side Of City After Nine Years
April 13, 2009
If effort were everything, Wal-Mart would have everything in Gainesville. Instead, it’s been a lot of pain and not much gain for Wal-Mart in Gainesville,
City Hopes Dead Wal-Mart Will Turn Into A Fun Center
April 12, 2009
In September of 2007, Wal-Mart received approval from the city of Redmond, Oregon to build a Wal-Mart supercenter on Oak Tree Lane. At the same
Planning Commission Denies Wal-Mart For Second Time
April 11, 2009
Sprawl-Busters began writing about a Wal-Mart battle in Lodi, California in the summer of 2004. The giant retailer actually has been stuck in Lodi now
County Urges Wal-Mart To Hurry Up And Build
April 9, 2009
On August 23, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that a planned Wal-Mart superstore in the tiny town of Ruckersville, Virginia had hit the Wal. Ruckersville, Virginia is
Wal-Mart Scores Millions in Welfare From Oregon Taxpayers
April 9, 2009
What does a Wal-Mart supercenter have to do with a renewable energy tax credit? Answer: Nothing. Yet the world’s richest retailer has bought itself a
Citizens Group Files Appeal To Wal-Mart Superstore Plan
April 7, 2009
On April 22, 2009, the Brooklyn, Connecticut Planning and Zoning Commission will continue its public hearing on a Wal-Mart superstore application at the Brooklyn Middle
Wal-Mart Promises ‘Modernist’ Desert Superstore
April 7, 2009
Cave Creek, Arizona has 10 Wal-Marts within 20 miles, half of which are superstores. There are two giant superstores just 12 and 13 miles away
Offtrack Gambling To Fill Dead Wal-Mart Store
April 6, 2009
It’s a pretty safe bet that if your community has a Wal-Mart discount store, it’s either going to get bigger, or shut down. On December
After Four Years, ‘Unkempt’ Wal-Mart To Become Medical Facility Site
April 6, 2009
On May 21, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Wal-Mart discount store in Hemet, California had been abandoned by the giant retailer, and was becoming an
Public Health Costs For Wal-Mart Workers In Massachusetts Doubles to $15.5 million
April 5, 2009
Two years ago, Wal-Mart workers and their children cost the taxpayers of Massachusetts $7.2 million for subsidized health care. A new report released this past
Two Chain Store Rattle Each Other’s Chains
April 3, 2009
In several parts of the country, Wal-Mart has decided to take existing discount stores and convert them into superstores — without increasing the store’s footprint.
Wal-Mart Makes Superstores The Easy Way
April 2, 2009
Wal-Mart has finally stumbled on an easy way to create superstores. The traditional approach by the retailer is to either break down walls at an
Train Proposal Runs Through Wal-Mart Distribution Center
April 2, 2009
On January 11, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that a Wal-Mart distribution center in Barstow, California was on ice until this spring because of a lawsuit. Now
One Town Steals Another’s Wal-Mart
April 1, 2009
Wal-Mart is once again pitting one town’s gain against another town’s loss, as the retailer shifts its stores ever so slightly, from discount operation to