The Rosemead, California City Council ended nearly 10 months of controversy this week by voting to approve a Wal-Mart supercenter in this city of 53,000
It took six hours, but at 1 pm, under cover of darkness, the Planning Commmission in American Canyon, California narrowly voted (3-2) to approve a
If at first you don’t succeed — try the other side of town. Residents in Middletown, Deleware beat off a Wal-Mart store two years ago
The best citizen’s quote of the month in a Wal-Mart protest comes from Deptford, New Jersey, where dozens of protesters braved rainy weather to picket
The Globe & Mail reports this week from Montreal that the Labor Board in Quebec has rejected Wal-Mart’s challenge to the unionization of its workers
It was reported this week that Wal-Mart is trying to put behind it one of its more embarassing legal problems — the use of illegal
We have been following the case of Florence, South Carolina since February of 2003. In the lastest turn of events, a lawyer representing citizens has
According to today’s New York Times, Wal-Mart has admitted to a “management failure” by neglecting to get its side of the company’s story out to
The City Council in Desoto, Texas apparently had its mind made up, and didn’t want to be confused by the facts. The Council this week
All it took was the shadow of a 150,000 s.f. Wal-Mart to kick the small town of Gunnison, Colorado into high gear. The Denver Post
Yet another Wal-Mart project is heading to court, not to a ribbon-cutting. Citizens in Westbrook, Maine, have taken the world’s largest retailer to court, fighting
The course of development never did run smooth — at least, for Wal-Mart that’s increasingly the case. What used to be a cut-and-dried three month
Residents in the Mexican community of Teotihuacan, outside of Mexico City, are desperately trying to keep Wal-Mart from affecting an important cultural icon in their
Mokena, IL. Fresh from defeat in Chicago, Wal-Mart has more problems in Illinois. Local residents in the village of Mokena, Illinois this week didn’t warm
Add one more lawsuit to Wal-Mart’s impressive legal wardrobe. The Gloucester County Times in southern New Jersey reports today that Rowan University is suing developers
Wal-Mart’s plans to build a superstore on 240 acres of land in Mesa Grande, Arizona was greeting this week with grand gestures of ridicule. The
They all do it. All the retail giants try to sock local taxpayers for whatever tax incentives they can get. Why should Lowe’s be any
One of the major newspapers in North Carolina has editorialized against Wal-Mart as a hypocritical, predator company. In an August 27th editorial titled “Actions Speak
Residents of Gilbert, Arizona have been fighting Wal-Mart proposals in their community since at least 1999. Like a bad penny, Wal-Mart keeps turning up. This
Wal-Mart and Target have run into some tax problems in Illinois. The Chicago Sun Times has reported today that the Illinois Attorney General has sued
There’s lots of action on the South Side of Chicago — but it won’t be at Wal-Mart. The Chicago Sun Times reports today that Wal-Mart’s
Wal-Mart has lost another battle — this one in Biloxi, Mississippi, where a Circuit Judge has upheld the city’s rejection of a Wal-Mart rezoning petition.
Wal-Mart’s empire is built on tax subsidies, and nowhere is it more evident than in its web of distribution centers across America. More often than
In a comment made on the Lehrer NewsHour this week, a Wal-Mart spokesman has estimated that 10% of Wal-Mart’s planned stores get blocked by citizen
Residents in Lodi, California worry that a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter will bring more crime to their community, and according to an analysis by the Lodi
Activists in LaHabra, California have been engaged in a multi-year battle to keep the retailer Costco out of their community, but are running out of
A Home Depot developer in Trumbull, Connecticut sued another developer who had approval to build a Lowe’s across the street. This week, the Lowe’s developer
Area residents in the Brentwood neighborhood of Washington, D.C. are celebrating today the short life of a Wal-Mart discount store proposal. The giant retailer announced
Wal-Mart is abandoning its interest in Mission, Kansas, because city officials have proposed development plans that the company cannot live with. So they will have
Wal-Mart is trying to convince a judge in Columbia, South Carolina not to force the company to release a list of its employees, so that
Residents in DeSoto, Texas are organizing to beat back a Wal-Mart proposal for their community. Here’s their frontlines report: “Petitions are being circulated this weekend
Residents in Frisco, Texas don’t like the idea of Wal-Mart moving into town, and filed the following report on opposition in their community: “We are
Citizens in Rosemead, California are determined to fight off a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter in their community. Here is their report this week to Sprawl-Busters: “Rosemead
They say that Wal-Mart is the only retailer in America that has more lawsuits than swimsuits. The Tampa Tribune today reports that Wal-Mart can add
Wal-Mart is looking to take control of its second Japanese retailer, and the news for small Japanese merchants couldn’t be worse. The U.S. retailer confirmed
Today’s Forbes magazine (dated 9/6/04) carries a piece entitled “Giant Slayer” that focuses on Al Norman’s visit to St. Albans, Vermont to take on Wal-Mart.
After at least five years of battle, residents in Lower Makefield, Pennsylvanis have managed this week to eliminate the threat of big boxes in a
Better late than never. The state of California has discovered a new tool in its anti-sprawl arsenal — and only three decades behind those farmers
The Windsor planning commissioners gave Wal-Mart opponents a first taste of victory this week, as they voted unanimously against locating a supercenter on land between
Carla Ulbrich calls herself a “Professional Smart Aleck.” A singer and songwriter, she didn’t think a Wal-Mart superstore in her hometown of Clemson, South Carolina
Picture the Great Wal of China: Wal-Mart’s conquest of China. With twice as many consumers as the United States and the European Union combined, China
Wal-Mart has finally found our Nation’s Capitol on the map, and is deep in negotiations to try to open its first store in Washington, D.C.
The State Supreme Court in Alabama threw out an appeal filed by Southeastern Meats of Pelham, Alabama, that sued the city of Birmingham for giving
This week the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California, agreed to review a trial judge’s decision in June that allowed female
It looks like Wal-Mart’s big plans for Vineland, New Jersey are going to wither on the vine. Wal-Mart will not be building a superstore on
People who don’t want a Wal-Mart superstore packed the South Harpeth, Tennessee Civic Club this week, determined to block any effort to locate a huge
Like the greedy kid at day care, Wal-Mart wants to play with all the toys — at once — and the other kids are shrinking
The Planning Commission in Mission, Kansas has come up with some innovative zoning regulations for one corridor in the city that will help the community
The headline in today’s Deseret, Utah Morning News says it all: Centerville Says No to Wal-Mart. According to the newspaper, the city’s Planning Commission rejected
The Governor of California apparently does not want to see the ordinance passed yesterday by the Los Angeles City Council replicated throughout state. Under the
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.