Wal-Mart’s Open and Shut Down Case
Residents in North Smithfield, Rhode Island fought a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter for years, warning of the negative impacts another huge store would have on an
Residents in North Smithfield, Rhode Island fought a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter for years, warning of the negative impacts another huge store would have on an
WMT “is increasingly following Amazon’s lead.” The retailer had its “15th straight quarter of double-digit e-commerce growth,” after it was slow to create an online marketplace imitating AMZN. WMT owes a big debt to Jeff Bezos for lighting the way. https://t.co/deOCCLFZ3U https://t.co/yXL37byf0a
Read MoreThe 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.