Court Rejects Wal-Mart Plan for the Second Time
On April 25, 1999, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Mayor of Mount Holly, New Jersey was concerned about the proposed building of a 137,000 s.f. Wal-Mart
On April 25, 1999, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Mayor of Mount Holly, New Jersey was concerned about the proposed building of a 137,000 s.f. Wal-Mart
For years, Wal-Mart’s policy of over-saturating a trade area with stores has caused the company to cannibalize its own stores. This is no great surprise
The nickame for the city of Bryan, Texas is “The Good Life, Texas Style.” Naturally, people in Texas want big stores to cater to their
Dead Wal-Marts — those stores which have been left empty by the giant retailer — are often hard to dispose of. Some “dark stores” as
The Honolulu City Council has delayed a vote to rezone a 14 acre parcel of city owned land in Pearl City to make way for
“I really don’t understand,” one reader told The Aegis newspaper, “why we need yet another Wal-Mart? I can drive to the Bel Air Road one
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.