Wal-Mart’s “saturation” strategy is best summarized by its late founder, Sam Walton, who wrote in his autobiography, “We became our own competition.” Studies of Wal-Mart
Yankee magazine in its Sept/Oct issue, offers a 3 page profile of Greenfield, Massachusetts, including its “classic New England downtown–the kind that’s been disappearing since
Several days ago, upset residents in the community of Timberville, Virginia reported that they are organizing to fight off a 128,000 s.f. Wal-Mart Supercenter that
The Town Manager in the community of Hope Mills, North Carolina is sending back some gifts from Wal-Mart, which happened to arrive in the middle
Wal-Mart’s efforts to build a new superstore in Whitehall Township, Michigan are far from over. Local residents fighting the project have been unable to convince
Wheat Ridge, Colorado is a community of roughly 30,500 people, an inner ring suburb of Denver. The community on paper looks like a progressive land
Wal-Mart is like a cheap pair of underwear: they keep creeping up on you. Residents in the community of Hope Mills, North Carolina have organized
Homeowners in southeast Atlanta feel like they dodged a bullet this week. According to media reports, a developer has publicly confirmed that a large Wal-Mart
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.