On August 1, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Planning Commission in Chico, California had rejected a proposed expansion of an existing 126,000 s.f. Wal-Mart discount
On April 19, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that it might be several months before an Administrative Law Judge made a very big decision about a very
What more symbolic location for a Wal-Mart supercenter than a battlefield? It came as no surprise this week that a proposed Wal-Mart store near one
Early next week, residents in Merced, California are likely to be heading to court to try and stop a huge Wal-Mart distribution center. Wal-Mart distribution
Voters in Cave Creek, Arizona better fasten their seatbelts. Wal-Mart is going to hit them with a tsunami of cash designed to buy their votes.
This week, Wal-Mart officially climbed onboard a huge retail mall in Bayonne, New Jersey that is propped up by a massive amount of public welfare.
Over the years, Wal-Mart has taken advantage of public tax incentives to write down some of the costs of its distribution center infrastructure, and the
Wal-Mart has hired a private real estate broker to sell its empty store at 461 High Street in Ellsworth, Maine. You can buy the 94,160
Can an aggressive developer bring a Wal-Mart supercenter back from the dead? The people in Mentor, Ohio are not holding their breath. On April 13,
On September 17th, the New Orleans City Council is expected to take up a proposal from a politically-connected developer to use sales tax money collected
Before local officials skip merrily down the retail trail looking for big box revenues, they should seriously assess the costs of having these huge stores
On April 6, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart wanted to expand its discount store on Community Road in Poway, California. In September of 2007, Wal-Mart
A retired couple found out that shoplifting charges at Wal-Mart can be literally a load of crap. According to Associated Press accounts, Charlie and Cheryl
Like many other California communities, Kerman, California is a small town with dreams of big revenues. Kerman tries to market itself to tourists as a
Wal-Mart has 16 discount stores in New Hampshire, and 11 supercenters. Their goal is to convert all their existing discount stores into supercenters, or shut
Local officials climb on their high horse when their citizens appeal a local land use decision, but when a company like Wal-Mart files an appeal,
There are 15 Wal-Mart’s within 25 miles of New Britain, Connecticut, including a superstore 13 miles away in Wallingford. In early July, 2009, Wal-Mart stunned
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.