After Court Delay, Wal-Mart Is Back For More Hearings
August 30, 2009
On June 23, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Mayor’s office in North Tonawanda, New York had described a court decision to send a Wal-Mart supercenter
August 2009
C. Wal-Mart Denies Rumors Of A Supercenter
August 27, 2009
Lake City, South Carolina’s main claim to fame is that astronaut Ronald E. McNair, who died in the Challenger shuttle explosion in 1986, was a
Supervisors’ Vote For Battlefield Wal-Mart Not End of The War
August 26, 2009
The Wilderness Battle in Orange County, Virginia may have been hard for Union or Confederate troops to predict — but the outcome of the Wal-Mart
Walton Family Keeps On Saturating Missouri
August 22, 2009
In his autobiography, Sam Walton wrote: “We saturated Missouri… In the Springfield, Missouri area, we had 40 stores within 100 miles… we just started repeating
Wal-Mart Finally Comes Out Of The Shadows
August 21, 2009
All it takes is the shadow of a Wal-Mart to get people upset. It doesn’t matter what part of the country you live in —
Save Money. Shop Fung-Mart
August 20, 2009
While many American retailers are just one lackluster back-to-school season away from disaster, the malingering recession has been very good to some retail manufacturers —
Anti-Wal-Mart Activist Runs For Mayor
August 18, 2009
One anti-Wal-Mart activist from a small community in upstate New York fought hard against a superstore, and now she’s fighting to protect her entire village
Another Dead Wal-Mart To Fill
August 17, 2009
Wal-Mart has more closed stores for sale than most retailers have open. On June 3, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was systematically going through its
Wal-Mart Buys The Cops A Dog
August 16, 2009
Wal-Mart has had many problems locating superstores in California. The retailer currently has 37 superstores and 138 discount stores in California. This is the reverse
Four Years After Defeat, Wal-Mart Project Finally Dead
August 14, 2009
An army of citizens has defeated another Wal-Mart in Florida, and a court ruling has rejected Wal-Mart’s legal appeal. This week, the project was officially
Wal-Mart V. Stop & Shop Battle Likely Heading To Court
August 12, 2009
The gloves are off in the small town of Halifax, Massachusetts, where two large grocers are fighting over the future of a proposed ‘conversion’ of
Developer Contributes To City Official The Day After Wal-Mart Vote
August 10, 2009
After six years of fighting Wal-Mart, residents in Clovis, California are understandably cynical about their elected officials. But this week, the City Council sunk below
Wal-Mart Still Dreaming Of A Superstore In The Big Apple
August 9, 2009
Wal-Mart has broken many a shovel on projects in big cities like Boston, Chicago and New York, where organized opposition has made the soil rocky.
Planners Approve Demolition And Rebuilding Of Wal-Mart
August 8, 2009
Wal-Mart likes to toss around the word ‘sustainability,’ but it’s a concept Wal-Mart Realty has never seemed to master. Wal-Mart has torn down more useable
Town Puts Size Cap Idea Into A ‘Study’
August 7, 2009
On July 26, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that a proposed Wal-Mart superstore in tiny Brooklyn, Connecticut had attracted two lawsuits. Wal-Mart’s application for the 162,000 s.f.
City Ignores Size Cap, OKs Second Wal-Mart Supercenter
August 5, 2009
To understand the following story, its important to note that the city of Frisco, Texas already has a Wal-Mart supercenter. It also has two more
Wal-Mart Displaces 40 Families from Mobile Home Park
August 4, 2009
America has plenty of homeless people. We don’t have to create more. There are Blue Ridge Mobile Home Parks in Louisiana, Virginia, New York and
Court Says Wal-Mart Superstore Not ‘Green’ Enough
August 3, 2009
For years, Wal-Mart has tried to drape itself in environmental correctness, promoting its image as a ‘green’ developer. Despite its environmentally wasteful habit of building
Planning Commission Says Wal-Mart Will Damage Area
August 1, 2009
Since 1990, the population of the city of Chico, California has almost doubled. In 2006, the city had more than 73,000 residents. There is already