Homeowners Have Kept Wal-Mart Out For Three Years.
November 30, 2003
I visited Henderson, Kentucky in October of 2000 to help local residents fight off a Wal-Mart supercenter right in the middle of a residential community.
Al Norman
Home Depot Nabbed in Napa For Messy Code Violations
November 26, 2003
Home Depot is having a little house-keeping problem of its own. According to the Napa Sentinel, the Home Depot in Napa, California has been fined
C. Wal-Mart Fishing for Another Potential Market.
November 23, 2003
Despite widespread evidence in Canada that Wal-Mart stores get their sales mostly from existing merchants, some communities continue to allow them in. Since early October,
Planners Vote for Size Limit that would block Wal-Mart
November 22, 2003
In Turlock, California, the city’s Planning Commission on November 20th. voted 5-0 to place a ban on certain large discount stores, which would impact a
Wal-Mart Would Displace 122 Mobile Home Families.
November 21, 2003
Residents in a mobile home park in St. Petersburg, Florida happen to think where they live is more important than one more Wal-Mart supercenter. Sprawl-Busters
Citizens Fight Eminent Domain, Tax Breaks for Wal-Mart
November 17, 2003
Citizens in Arvada, Colorado are fighting their own public officials, who are paving the way for a Wal-Mart with millions of dollars in corporate welfare.
U. of Arkansas Students Demand Wal-Mart Policy Reform.
November 15, 2003
Activists belonging to the Progressive Student Association at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas are organizing a rally to demand the reform of Wal-Mart’s
Residents Don’t Want Wal-Mart in their Wetlands.
November 11, 2003
Residents in Bithlo, Florida report that “Wal-mart is seeking to change our Future Land Use map to build a new super center 3.2 miles from
Wal-Mart Gives No Rest for residents in Travelers Rest.
November 11, 2003
It seems there’s no rest from sprawl in the small oasis of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, now that the Arkansas Traveler has shown up. Here’s
Illegal Workers Turn Legal System Against Wal-Mart.
November 9, 2003
The New York Times is reporting that nine “illegal” alien workers who were busted by the Feds while cleaning up after Wal-Mart shoppers, are now
Health Care Law Directed At Big Box Stores
November 9, 2003
A string of studies across the nation has uncovered the ugly truth about workers at big box stores like Wal-Mart: they often get their health
C. “You can’t stop Wal-Mart” Mayor says.
November 8, 2003
Residents in the small community of Salmon Arm, British Columbia feel like they are swimming upstream in their fight against Wal-Mart Canada. How else to
Judge Rules ‘Off the Clock’ Lawsuit Is A Class Action.
November 6, 2003
In a major legal setback to Wal-Mart, on November 2nd, Dakota County, Minnesota district judge Thomas Lacy ruled that a class-action lawsuit filed by four
Home Depot Gets Smoked in Marlboro.
November 6, 2003
Home Depot has run into new problems in New Jersey, as a second community in recent weeks has turned them away. The Asbury Park Press
Voters Reject Big Box Developments by 72% Margin.
November 5, 2003
At the ballot box on November 4th, residents in Lakeway, Texas pushed big box retailers into the Lake. Sprawl-busters in the group Lakeway First issued
Wal-Mart Gets Slam Dunked, After Offering a Golf Course.
November 2, 2003
According to WLOX TV in Biloxi, Mississippi, the city council in Biloxi on October 28th. refused for a second time a Wal-Mart rezoning proposal. Even
Annexation for Wal-Mart Is Rejected.
October 29, 2003
On the evening of October 27th, Wal-Mart’s plans for a superstore in Crystal River, Florida were shattered. A plan to annex more than 500 acres
IKEA is a bad idea in Red Hook.
October 29, 2003
IKEA, the over-sized blue and yellow furniture colossus, is proposing to develop a 360,000 s.f store on the historic waterfront in Red Hook, Brooklyn. A
Lowe’s Rezoning Plan Voted Down for Second Time.
October 27, 2003
Residents in Hadley, Massachusetts, a town that has just about every corporate retail logo you can think of lined up along the Route 9 corridor,
Wal-Mart Gets off to Bad Start In Goodyear.
October 25, 2003
According to a report in the October 24th. Arizona Republic, Wal-Mart had a bad night in Goodyear, Arizona this week. Roughly 120 residents came to
Conservation Commission Says Wal-Mart Plan Is All Wet.
October 25, 2003
Stay out of our wetlands. That was the message from the Nashua, New Hampshire Conservation Commission, which recommended this week denying a request by Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Cleaners Got Paid In Cash, Unsure of Who Employer Was
October 25, 2003
Illegal aliens cleaning the floors at Wal-Mart were paid in cash and didn’t know the name of their employer. In return for their decision to
Wal-Martians Caught Hiring Illegal Aliens.
October 23, 2003
How strange is it that Wal-Martians would get busted for hiring aliens? Federal agents were all over Wal-Mart this week, as the government arrested on
Lowe’s Lied To Avoid Injured Worker’s Claim
October 23, 2003
A District Attorney for the County of San Mateo has concluded that a supervisor at Lowe’s home improvement store lied repeatedly to state investigators to
City Council Votes to Adopt Zoning That Caps Size of Food Sales.
October 23, 2003
Capping off earlier stories from this Newsflash, the City Council in Oakland, California, as expected, has voted to put size restrictions on superstore development. The
Wal-Mart Sues City Over Referendum Signatures.
October 22, 2003
Who says that the retail giant from Bentonville has thick skin? Wal-Mart has filed a lawsuit against the city of San Marcos, California, challenging the
Wal-Mart Phone Poll to Measure Popularity
October 22, 2003
“Hello? This is Wal-Mart calling”…The residents of Lawrenceville, Georgia may be on a “Do Not Call” List, but they may hear from Wal-Mart nonetheless. According
Citizens Want to Freeze out Fred Meyer Store.
October 19, 2003
Residents in Homer, Alaska have a big box fight on their hands. Here’s a report from citizens who hope to freeze the project out: “Homer
Wal-Mart Explains Why It’s a ‘Socially Responsible’ Company
October 19, 2003
A group called The New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility (NHBSR) will be meeting with regional Wal-Mart corporate staff at the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Wal-Mart
A Wal-Mart Supercenter Inside Denver’s Fortune Cookie?
October 18, 2003
Is there a Wal-Mart supercenter inside Denver, Colorado’s fortune cookie? Many local residents hope not. On June 17, 2002, Newsflash presented the story of Wal-Mart’s
Wal-Mart’s Disposable Stores.
October 18, 2003
Some residents of Hernando, Mississipppi were less than pleased to learn that Wal-Mart wants to erect a supercenter in their small town. Here’s a frontline
Wal-Mart Says It’s Not a Department Store. Now A Two-Time Loser.
October 5, 2003
If at first you don’t succeed, don’t succeed again. Wal-Mart is a now a two-time loser in Lawrence, Kansas. The company has been trying to
Walgreen’s Threatens Historic Black Horse Inn
October 4, 2003
Citizens in Flourtown, Pennsylvania are appalled that town officials are trying to assist a developer put in a Walgreen discount store (it’s not just a
Residents Don’t Want To Be Saturated with Wal-Marts
October 4, 2003
Folks in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania are wondering how many Wal-Marts are too much. Here’s a report just in from this small community: “Township supervisors announced this
Wal-Mart Makes “Rare” Decision to Withdraw Superstore Plan
October 4, 2003
Residents in Austin, Texas chalked up a major victory against the King of Retail this week when they heard on KXAN TV on October 2nd.
Wal-Mart Takes Krispy Kreme, Leaves Holes For The Competitors
October 3, 2003
Dunkin Donuts has leased space in Home Depots, so why shouldn’t its competitor, Krispy Kreme, start showing up in Wal-Mart? According to USA Today, the
Town Succeeds in Buying Land Out From Under Home Depot
October 1, 2003
Some towns go out of their way to woo Home Depot, other towns go out of their way to ward them off. We have reported
Wal-Mart Goes Door-To-Door to Promote Store Expansion Plan
September 30, 2003
Residents in Cortland, New York report that Wal-Mart is pulling out all the stops to expand their discount store into a supercenter. Here’s their update:
City Sued for Using Eminent Domain to Help Wal-Mart Superstore.
September 28, 2003
City Officials in Alabaster, Alabama have slammed into a “Wal” of opposition to a Wal-Mart supercenter — especially over the potential use of eminent domain
Wal-Mart Lawsuit Against Tucson Big Box Law Is Thrown Out.
September 28, 2003
Money can’t buy legal decisions — or at least, not all legal decisions. A judge in Pima County, Arizona Superior Court has tossed out this
Residents Take Up Battle Against Lowe’s.
September 28, 2003
Residents in Cotati, California have been fighting sprawl development on one parcel in town for the past six years. Local activists sent the following update
New City Zoning Could Ban Wal-Mart Supercenters.
September 28, 2003
According to the Alameda Times-Star, officials in Oakland, California are proposing a permanent ban on stores larger than 100,000 s.f. with more than 10% of
Neighbors Sue Town Over Wal-Mart Rezoning.
September 28, 2003
Residents from the town of Mebane, North Carolina have filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart in Alamance County Superior Court. Accoridng to the Durham Herald-Sun newspaper,
British Regulators Stiff Wal-Mart Bid to Buy Another Grocery Chain.
September 28, 2003
For the past eight months, the news media in Britain has been speculating about what company in the United Kingdom would gain control over Safeway
Lawsuit Filed to Stop City From Giving $10 Million in Corporate Welfare to Wal-Mart.
September 27, 2003
Wal-Mart is the richest company on welfare. It uses tax dollars to gain unfair advantage over its competitors, and to build new stores that shut
City Council Votes to Place Limit on Store Size on November Ballot
September 26, 2003
Residents in Lakeway, Texas have declared a preliminary victory over Wal-Mart’s plans for their community. According to the group Lakeway First, the City Council on
Lawsuit Accuses Wal-Mart Of Desecrating Ancestral Gravesites.
September 11, 2003
Wal-Mart makes no bones about unearthing human remains in order to build yet another store. On May 31, 2003, we reported on Wal-Mart’s excavation of
Wal-Mart Juggling Two Lawsuits From Neighbors
September 7, 2003
A controversial Wal-Mart supercenter is locked in litigation in Lockport, New York after three years of bickering at hearings. Sprawl-Busters reported on October 1, 2007
Wal-Mart Crime Blows Lid off Local Police Budget
September 6, 2003
Township officials in West Sadsbury, Pennsylvania did not see this coming. When the Wal-Mart store was built in their community, they were told it would
Citizen Wal-Mart Puts Itself on the Ballot–Again.
September 1, 2003
Citizen Wal-Mart is putting itself on the ballot in another California community in an effort to ignore the wishes of local communities. In October of