The Wal-Mart superstore in the tiny town of Hinsdale, New Hampshire was open to the public on Black Friday, but not to everyone in the
One of the longest running citizen battles against Wal-Mart reached another milestone this month. A developer has broken ground in the town of St.Albans, Vermont.
AFTER < 5 YEARS, WMT’S E-COMMERCE GURU, MARC LORE, IS GONE. Lore couldn’t help WMT “to get to profitability.” Last May Walmart crashed after spending $3.3 B in 2016 to buy Lore’s website. He leaves WMT a billionaire. https://t.co/DAoOMsqDOr https://t.co/CWmdhmtj1O
Read MoreAFTER BEING DEFEATED IN EASTON, MD, 16 YEARS AGO, HOME DEPOT IS BACK. “A landowner with hundreds of acres of farmland wants to get rid of the 65 K sf size cap,” opponents say. See my 2004 article: https://t.co/Q4mAnK2VBa
Read More“WMT’S POLITICAL ACTION COMM. is indefinitely suspending contributions to those members of Congress who voted against the lawful certification of state electoral college votes.” They give $$ to any politician who advances their corporate bottom line. https://t.co/t7duFMh0R0
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.
