Wal-Mart In Trouble Again Over Illegal Workers
A few days ago it was a headline about prison laborers building a Wal-Mart distribution center, now the spotlight is back on Wal-Mart for using
A few days ago it was a headline about prison laborers building a Wal-Mart distribution center, now the spotlight is back on Wal-Mart for using
Sprawl-busters in Florida have filed the following report: “I’m a resident of Holiday, Florida and we’re gearing up to battle WalMart and their plans for
The small community of Baxter, Minnesota already has a Wal-Mart discount store, but now a Minneapolis developer wants to build a bigger one. The Assistant
Wal-Mart has told citizens in Dubuque, Iowa that they can’t do their superstore project without corporate welfare. According to the Telegraph-Herald newspaper headline: “No grants,
The Taos News reports that “hundreds” of residents packed the Town Council chambers in Taos, New Mexico to oppose a zoning amendment to the Land
The Associated Press reported this week that the Walgreen’s drug store chain has agreed to pay $185,000 in Massachusetts to settle charges that it improperly
Taos, New Mexico already has a Wal-Mart discount store. But in 1999, the company tried to get the community to go along with a supercenter.
Wal-Mart bought its way into the United Kingdom by purchasing the retailer/grocer Asda. Now, to further consolidate its market share, Wal-Mart is seeking government approval
Home Depot is back to square one after a Superior Court judge this week overturned a special permit granted in the city of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Rodney Turner is probably kicking himself that he didn’t see what was coming sooner. Turner owned an IGA grocery store in the city of Republic,
Home Depot is now building stores so close to one another that the company’s CFO Carol Tome recently said: “We’re seeing cannibalization rates of more
Jefferson, Wisconsin is a community of 7,400 people in the southern part of the state, within commuting distance of Milwaukee. The city, largely of German
A big box developer’s attempt to go to voters to get around state environmental laws has backfired. In April of 2005 the voters of the
In March of 2002, Sprawl-Busters passed along the news that Kmart was shutting down 283 of its stores (including 12 of its supercenters), and throwing
Wal-Mart ran straight into a WAL of opposition this week in the community of Hillsboro, Oregon. Even Wal-Mart heard the crash. ” “We’ve got a
The Consumer Value Store (CVS) agreed this week to pay $1.1 million to settle litigation brought in 18 states and the District of Columbia for
Sprawl-Busters will publish eyewitness accounts of the impact big box retailers have had on hometown America. Here is a piece submitted by April Shepherd: ”
Good news from Houston, Texas. Strong community opposition there has resulted in a decision by Wal-Mart to break a land deal for a proposed supercenter.
Every so often consumers send me stories about their surreal experiences at Wal-Mart. These stories are emblematic of what can happen in a huge bureaucracy.
This is one of those marathon stories about a community that has staved off Wal-Mart for at least five years. A circuit judge heard arguments
Sprawl-Busters has often complained that large corporations often build their empire on a foundation of public tax breaks, which are then used to put other
Residents in the Salt Lake City, Utah area report that 130 people showed up this week at a local library to hear Wal-Mart explain the
It only took Jamey Stern eleven years to win her lawsuit against Wal-Mart. The company agreed this week to settle Stern’s discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart
In a letter dated December 16, 2002, Costco’s Chief Legal Officer has threatened Al Norman of Sprawl-Busters with a libel lawsuit for making false statements
It was an appropriate way for the world’s largest retailer to end the year: in court. Wal-Mart took a hit in its own home state
Some residents of Dubuque, Iowa see a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter as a great Christmas gift to the town — but others don’t want to open
Last August, Sprawl-Busters received an email from citizens in Hayden, Idaho, that Walmart was proposing a 32 acre retail development in their neighborhood. “This development
Residents in the picturesque community of Rockland, Maine may have thought their coastal beauty only attracted tourists — but it has proven to be an
Lacey, NJ. A developer from Philadelphia has uncovered a deep well of resentment against a proposed Home Depot store on Route 9. PREIT Services, has
Citizens in Bakersfield, California thought one Wal-Mart supercenter proposal was bad enough. But developers are pushing two superstores at the same time, and in so
The Associated Press reports today that a federal jury, in a unanimous verdict, has found Wal-Mart guilty of forcing its “associates” in Oregon to work
David Glass, former Wal-Mart CEO, testifying against the merge of Office Depot and Staples, told the federal government: “Anyone who sells anything we do is
Residents in Whitestone, New York have become the second community in this state to begin an active boycott of a new. 18,000 s.f. CVS store.
As reported earlier by Sprawl-Busters, Wal-Mart has increased its ownership in the Japanese supermarket retailer Seiyu to 34%, Wal-Mart already owns 6.1% of the company,
This holiday season, keep your eyes on the blue lights, because once the retail rush is over, Kmart is expected to close as many as
Wal-Mart wants to put a 200,000 s.f. superstore in McKinney, Texas, but the residents in McKinney aren’t cooperating. This week, the city’s Planning & Zoning
The staunchly anti-union stance of many of this country’s big box retailers is ironically manifesting itself this holiday season by silencing the familiar bell-ringing of
Residents in Birmingham, Alabama don’t want to pay what they call “the Wal-Mart Tax.” According to the group Birmingham First, “Wal-Mart is demanding large sums
Wal-Mart has reported that on the day after Thanksgiving, it had its busiest sales day ever, making $1.43 billion in sales. One of those shoppers
Tis the Season to Make Profits! Wal-Mart describes its philanthropy efforts as “Caring in Action”, and says that its “associates” lead by example. One Associate
Wal-Mart has run into a lulu of opposition in Honolulu. Recently, a member of the Honolulu City Council submitted a resolution that would take a
Costco has been involved in the destruction of the former Casino de la Selva in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Citizens in Cuernavaca have been arrested in their
Citizens in Spring Hill, Florida continue with their marathon battle against a Wal-Mart supercenter that is now well under construction. The battle has been on-going
Residents in Portage, Michigan have found that city officials can present as much of a WAL as Wal-Mart itself. Here’s a report from sprawl-busters in
Sprawl-Busters in Salt Lake City, Utah are neck-deep in Home Depots. They have two Home Depots within six miles of a third proposed site. Here
Sprawl-Busters in Westerville, Ohio report that the proposed Wal-Mart in their community has finally been defeated after at least a three year battle. The formal
According to a report on NBC Channel 4 in Virginia, residents in the Virginia town of Front Royal don’t want a Wal-Mart. The huge retailer
On March 2, 2002, we told you about growing citizens’ resistence to a Wal-Mart supercenter in the tiny town of Kilbuck, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio
Running out of light bulbs? Don’t want to face the traffic and congestion at Home Depot? A new business partnership for Canadian consumers will get
Activists fighting a Wal-Mart supercenter project in the historic Garden District of New Orleans have filed a lawsuit against the project, but in the meantime,
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.