Wal-Mart Back With ‘Condensed’ 92,000 s.f. Store
August 31, 2010
In October of 2009, Eduardo Castro-Wright, then Wal-Mart’s vice chairman of U.S, stores, told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, “The writing is on the wall, we are
August 2010
Developer & Wal-Mart Get $6 Million Bail Out From Taxpayers
August 29, 2010
On July 3, 2010, Sprawl-Busters reported that city of Houston, Texas not only has no zoning, but apparently it thinks rich developers need public welfare
After Three Years, Wal-Mart Still Battling Opponents
August 23, 2010
Some last minute wrangling has held up a proposed Wal-Mart superstore in a small township in Pennsylvania — but a final vote in favor of
Costco Seeks Store Six Times Larger Than Cap
August 23, 2010
Costco generally has a better reputation than Wal-Mart, but this is only because its growth plans are much lower than Wal-Mart’s, so the company is
Wal-Mart Gets Slam-Dunked by Planning Board
August 20, 2010
There was no doubt about how the Planning and Zoning Board in Delray, Florida felt about Wal-Mart. The giant retailer’s proposal to rezone land in
Wal-Mart Opponents Prevented From Speaking
August 18, 2010
For companies like Wal-Mart, silence is golden. If they can silence their opponents, they get the gold. In the township of Marple, Pennsylvania, local officials
Court Shuts Down Citizens’ Wal-Mart Appeal
August 17, 2010
On July 26, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that a proposed Wal-Mart superstore had stimulated two lawsuits against its efforts to pave over tiny Brooklyn, Connecticut. Four
Residents Marching Against Wal-Mart
August 15, 2010
Things are heating up this week in Delray Beach, Florida — but it has nothing to do with the August heat. On April 30, 2010,
Wal-Mart Sits Empty After Two Years
August 12, 2010
On March 14, 2007, Wal-Mart sacked its discount store in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, and opened up a larger superstore in neighboring Bedford. The Bedford
Wal-Mart’s Rotten Hunger Campaign
August 10, 2010
The Chronicle of Philanthropy declared this week that Wal-Mart was “the most generous” company in America, having donated more than $288 million in cash in
Wal-Mart Returns With Slightly Smaller Store
August 8, 2010
Wal-Mart hates to give up on any chance to make a few extra bucks, and the retailer has been known to become fixated on entering
‘Secret’ Letter Gives Wal-Mart Preliminary Approval.
August 4, 2010
What we have here is a failure to communicate. Members of the Borough Council in Exeter, Pennsylvania looked pretty foolish this week when it became
‘We’ve Always Had a Bad Reputation,’ Wal-Mart Admits
August 3, 2010
“There are only two kinds of people,” says Linda Elam, Mayor of Mount Juliet, Tennessee. “Those who live in Mt. Juliet and those who want