Wal-Mart Not Popular in Village-By-The-Sea
April 30, 2010
There are 20 Wal-Mart stores within 20 miles of Delray Beach, Florida, including a superstore 5 miles away in Boynton Beach. If residents don’t like
April 2010
Wal-Mart has no qualms about pulling up local businesses by the roots. In the city of San Gabriel, W?
April 30, 2010
Wal-Mart has no qualms about pulling up local businesses by the roots. In the city of San Gabriel, Wal-Mart wants to plough under a 75
Wal-Mart Loses Bid To Expand Into Superstore
April 28, 2010
Wal-Mart got a great lesson in democracy this week, but its not a lesson they are going to like. On May 10, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported
New York, NY. Wal-Mart Sales Slow, But Urban Warfare Quickens
April 25, 2010
It’s been a rough year for Wal-Mart. The giant retailer just announced its worst net sales increase in history — just a 1% increase over
Wal-Mart Now Has 12 Dead Stores In Ohio
April 23, 2010
This is the story of how a piece of land given to a YMCA that was supposed to remain in a natural state ended up
Wal-Mart Squeaks By With One Vote
April 22, 2010
The vote of just one person is going to fill more than 11 acres of land with a sea of asphalt surrounded by a wall
Morgan Stanley Downplays Wal-Mart’s Bite
April 21, 2010
Is it credible when Morgan Stanley says Wal-Mart’s impact on grocery stores is more bark than bite? In mid March, an analyst at Morgan Stanley
Mayor Threatens To Cut Off Water To Wal-Mart Project
April 18, 2010
Since the spring of 2004, activists in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, population 11,300, have been fighting a major retail development in their community anchored by
One of the nation’s largest chain retailers, led by one of the nation’s largest developers, has had ?
April 17, 2010
Is Wal-Mart venturing into stand up comedy? The Chief Executive Officer of Wal-Mart stores, Lee Scott, admitted to the BBC in a recent interview that
Wal-Mart, Lowe’s, Kohl’s Tax Welfare Plan Rejected
April 17, 2010
One of the nation’s largest chain retailers, led by one of the nation’s largest developers, has had its request for a lucrative tax break turned
Wal-Mart Is Not The First Choice, But’
April 15, 2010
Officials are getting desperate in Chicago. Instead of community self-determination, local leaders are turning for relief to national chain stores. Wal-Mart supporters who want to
Neighbors Upset By Wal-Mart’s Plan For A 24/7 Superstore
April 13, 2010
On February 24, 2010, Sprawl- Busters reported that the city of Baltimore, Maryland could be getting its second Wal-Mart. Developers are hoping to build a
Wal-Mart Wants Expansion As Hugo Boss Shrinks
April 11, 2010
Nowhere else in America is the tradeoff between manufacturing jobs and low-wage retail jobs clearer than in the small suburb of Brooklyn, Ohio. Brooklyn, Ohio
Citizen Groups Blocked 47 Wal-Mart Superstores Last Year
April 10, 2010
A securities analyst for the Bank of America says Wal-Mart is spending $10 million a year in staff salaries and benefits to fight off union-based
City Begs Wal-Mart To Stay
April 8, 2010
They call them “the towns that Wal-Mart killed twice.” When Wal-Mart arrives in a small town, it often shows up with its suitcase already packed.
Voters Face Cap on Big Box Stores In June
April 5, 2010
On January 27, 2009 Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was proposing a zero sum game in the city of Redlands, California. The retailer approached city officials
Wal-Mart Proposes ‘Revolutionary’ Smaller Store
April 2, 2010
Wal-Mart is hoping that officials in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania will accept the giant retailer’s definition of ‘small.’ When Wal-Mart shrinks the size of a store
Village Gives Wal-Mart $4 Million Welfare Deal
April 1, 2010
Wal-Mart often arrives in a community looking for a handout. The company would prefer to talk about the small financial handouts it gives to local
The Kind of Analysis Wal-Mart Hates To Read
April 1, 2010
From big cities like Chicago, to small towns like Galt, California, local officials are so economically illiterate that they think a new retail building going