Wal-Mart Beaten At Planning Commission, Appeals to City Council
People in Chanhassen, Minnesota want you to believe everything you read about them in magazines Chanhassen residents take pride in the ranking they won in
People in Chanhassen, Minnesota want you to believe everything you read about them in magazines Chanhassen residents take pride in the ranking they won in
Wal-Mart had its own “oops” moment recently when it had to quickly pull the plug on a widespread news story about its ambitions to create
Wal-Mart has stumbled onto something really big: stores that are really small. After ripping up our nation’s landscape for nearly half a century, Wal-Mart has
On August 3, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had given up on locating a superstore in Fircrest, Washington, which has been described as a wealthy
On September 18, 2010, Sprawl-Busters reported that after 5 years of butting its head against the WAL, the Wal-Mart corporation had finally given up its
The world’s largest retailer hasn’t even submitted its proposal for a superstore in Watertown, Massachusetts — but already the plan has run into strong opposition.
The 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.