Wal-Mart Opponents Called ‘Un-American’
July 31, 2010
On May 10, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that a newspaper poll in Rohnert Park, California indicated that the public is losing enthusiasm for big box stores.
July 2010
& Chicago, IL. Urban Sprawl On the March
July 30, 2010
The urban sprawl wars continue this week, as the Chicago, Illinois City Council approved the third Wal-Mart for the windy city, and officials in Houston
Smaller Wal-Mart Still Not Ready To Build
July 27, 2010
On September 28, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the town of Wellsville, New York was up against a Wal-Mart. Almost three years later, all is not
Recyling A Dead Wal-Mart For Peddlars
July 25, 2010
Many cities and towns across the country have been forced to confront the issue: what do you do with a huge, empty Wal-Mart? For some
Planning Board OK’s larger Wal-Mart, But Residents Still Fighting
July 24, 2010
When public officials get desperate — they make big mistakes. This week, the Planning Board in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, made a big mistake
Another Lawsuit Filed In Wal-Mart Superstore Battle
July 21, 2010
After nearly four years of trying to push its way into the small community of North Tonawanda, New York, Wal-Mart has merely pushed itself into
After 5 Year Legal Battle, Wal-Mart Is Still Not Building
July 19, 2010
On April 15, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter in Massachusetts had been thrown into a deep freeze. A rival grocery chain store,
Wal-Mart Makes Third Try For the Nation’s Capital
July 18, 2010
You may never see Barack Obama shopping there — but Wal-Mart has its eye on other shoppers in the nation’s capital. On August 28, 2004,
Wal-Mart Wants to “Live Free” on New Hampshire Subsidies
July 16, 2010
Wal-Mart understands the state slogan in New Hampshire: “Live Free or Die.” The giant retailer is once again trying to live off of free money
Wal-Mart Pays For Its Own Economic Impact Study
July 13, 2010
You would think by now that local officials would know not to bother reading impact studies that are paid for by big box consultants —
Weak Economy Puts Wal-Mart Superstore On Hold
July 11, 2010
There’s an empty parking lot in Manatee County, Florida that should have had a Wal-Mart superstore on it by now. But slow sales in the
Wal-Mart Shrinks Store To Be More Efficient
July 11, 2010
In 2005, a developer in Porterville, California announced that he was bouncing Wal-Mart from his retail development. Porterville already had an existing Wal-Mart discount store
City Council Gives Billionaire Walton-In-Law A Bailout
July 9, 2010
On July 7, 2010, one of the richest people in America was given millions in public welfare to build an unnecessary Wal-Mart. This “bailout for
Wal-Mart Called ‘Kiss of Death’ For Small Businesses
July 5, 2010
Wall Street investors like Steve Forbes often refer to the ‘creative destructionism” of capitalism. By that they mean that new retail projects often kill off
Wal-Mart Goes For Seventh Superstore in Houston
July 3, 2010
Houston, Texas has at least 15 stores within the city’s limits, including six supercenters. But since they love to do it up big in Texas,
Wal-Mart Arrives At Hearing With Court Stenographer
July 2, 2010
Wal-Mart came to a public hearing this week in Moon, Pennsylvania with an unusual weapon: a court stenographer. It seems the giant retailer knows that