Citizens Groups Throw Out Wal-Mart de Mexico
October 30, 2010
Wal-Mart has been in Mexico for nearly two decades, first through a joint venture with a company call Cifra to open Sam’s Clubs in 1991,
October 2010
After Bitter 4 Year Battle, Wal-Mart Opens Much Smaller Store
October 27, 2010
Sprawl-Busters reported on December 10, 2006 that residents from the Austin, Texas neighborhoods of Allendale, Crestview, Shoal Creek and Brentwood had all signed petitions opposing
Wal-Mart Flier Confuses City Voters
October 26, 2010
City officials in Tehachapi, California were irked this week when Wal-Mart produced a glossy pamphlet promoting their superstore project, but made the flier look like
Wal-Mart Looks To Saturate Target’s Home State
October 24, 2010
Wal-Mart announced this week that it plans to build its 18th store in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area, by purchasing a struggling 17 acre retail
Wal-Mart Pays $775,000 To Settle Expired Infant Formula Lawsuit
October 20, 2010
Wal-Mart Moms are not going to like this story. The world’s largest retailer was sued by the state of New Jersey two years ago for
Food Workers Union Scores Two Victories Against Wal-Mart Canada
October 17, 2010
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) dof Canada won two important victories this past week against the world’s largest retailer. A Court of
Hidden City Emails Show Favoritism Towards Wal-Mart
October 16, 2010
The gap between what public officials do publicly, versus what they say privately is big enough to fit a Wal-Mart supercenter. A citizen’s group in
Wal-Mart Leapfrogs Over Dead Store
October 14, 2010
There are currently six Wal-Mart stores in the Reno and Sparks, Nevada market area. Four of these stores are supercenters. When you look at a
After Three Years, Wal-Mart Plan Still in Court
October 10, 2010
Sprawl-Busters first reported on the battle over a Wal-Mart in North Whitehall, Pennsylvania on September 25, 2007. What probably looked like a three month process
Union Will Fight Wal-Mart Expansion
October 9, 2010
Residents in Millville, New Jersey don’t have far to travel to find a plentiful source of cheap Chinese imports. There are six Wal-Mart stores within
Hannaford’s Lawsuit Sends Wal-Mart Back To Planning Board
October 8, 2010
Two huge superstore chains have collided in New Hampshire, with the result that a proposed Wal-Mart superstore is now stuck in traffic gridlock. Wal-Mart has
City Willing To Give Wal-Mart Welfare Bailout
October 6, 2010
The welfare bailouts for Wal-Mart continue, this time just outside of the nation’s capital. On February 24, 2010, Sprawl- Busters reported that the city of
Wal-Mart Wins One Appeal, Faces Another
October 6, 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
After 5 Year Battle, Wal-Mart Competitor Runs Out of Legal Options
October 4, 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,
African Unions Say Wal-Mart ‘One of Worst Companies in World’
October 2, 2010
It was hardly the graceful entrance into South Africa that Wal-Mart had hoped for. As soon as the U.S-based retailer announced this week that it
Two Towns Battle Over Wal-Mart On Border
October 2, 2010
The battleline has been drawn between two towns north of Boston, Massachusetts, and the line happens to be the same boundary line that separates one
Wal-Mart Uses Web to Organize For Key Vote October 5th.
October 1, 2010
Wal-Mart is trying to add a new skill to its resume: community organizer. The giant retailer for several years has been promoting its “Customer Action