Two Towns In Legal Battle Over Wal-Mart Move
Two neighboring communities in Ohio are locked in a nasty legal battle over a discount chain store. The relocation of an existing Wal-Mart has had
Two neighboring communities in Ohio are locked in a nasty legal battle over a discount chain store. The relocation of an existing Wal-Mart has had
This week, residents in Thunder Bay, Ontario contacted Sprawl-Busters to strategize about the saturation of their community by Wal-Mart and Target. A dying Canadian retailer
In July of 2007 — more than 4 years ago — Wal-Mart unveiled a 208,000 s.f. superstore proposal from the south side of town near
Wal-Mart’s urban growth strategy involves pitching smaller stores — some as small as 15,000 s.f. to “fit” into land-scare city centers. But one county in
At this point, you can’t blame the Wal-Mart PR team in Bentonville, Arkansas from feeling a little bit like a bean that’s been baked —
“Homeowners weary from economic pressures have put their home remodeling projects on hold as they wrestle with inflation, a fragile job market and higher financing costs, Home Depot executives said. “Sales at existing stores were nearly flat .” https://t.co/BrSXWQfqKo https://t.co/1hQwnbU1CU
Read MoreWMT expanding digital shelf labels, so staff no longer have to “walk up and down aisles swapping out paper tags by hand…making it easier to keep shelf prices accurate with what customers see at checkout.” Easier to change prices during the day? https://t.co/dwJmsSKHLz https://t.co/2zLc6lYNHv
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.