Fiscal Impact Study Shows Big Box Stores Net Loser for Town
A fiscal impact analysis prepared in July, 2002 for the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts concludes that big box retail is a financial loser for the
A fiscal impact analysis prepared in July, 2002 for the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts concludes that big box retail is a financial loser for the
In what has been billed as the longest continuing big box battle over one piece of land, the Wal-Mart fight in St. Albans, Vermont —
The city of Baltimore, Maryland could be getting its second Wal-Mart — a 93,000 s.f. supercenter that will be located in a rather unusal place.
Wal-Mart has 44 properties for sale in Wisconsin, including 9 buildings that are sitting empty. Of these 9 properties, 3 are over 100,000 s.f. The
On September 11, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that citizens in Ontario, California were battling a Wal-Mart supercenter. There are 19 Wal-Marts within 20 miles of Ontario,
A group of roughly 30 Holyoke residents gathered this past week to form a citizens’ group that will challenge a proposed Wal-Mart superstore on Whitings
Wal-Mart already has a superstore on Old Boynton Road in Boynton Beach, Florida. There are 16 Wal-Mart stores within 20 miles of Boynton Beach, including
The Shaw’s supermarket on Whalley Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut is closing down. It’s one of 18 stores that are being sold off by Shaw’s
Sprawl-Busters first wrote about Wal-Mart’s troubles in Lodi, California on August 28, 2004. At that time, crime was on the minds of local residents. Lodi’s
Wal-Mart’s efforts to get a special rezoning deal for a project in New York state isn’t going over well with the locals. On June 1,
On April 6, 2007, Sprawl-Busters introduced a project called the “East Washington Place,” a large development in Petaluma, California, situated between the Sonoma County Fair
One company’s demise is another company’s opportunity. It looks like Wal-Mart knows the way to San Jose. There are already 8 Wal-Mart stores within 20
On April 1, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was playing the community of Johnsburg, Illinois off of McHenry, Illinois. According to the Northwest Herald, Wal-Mart
There’s a dirty eight letter word in Carlsbad, California that gets people upset. Developers in Carlsbad are careful not to use the word “Wal-Mart” when
For five years, Wal-Mart has been battling local residents in Toms River and Manchester, New Jersey. Not only are they fighting with people in these
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.