Everyday Overprices.
June 11, 1999
When in Argentina, do as the Argentinians. According to an Argentine newspaper, Wal-Mart stores in this South American nation were slapped with a fine by
Al Norman
“Many people don’t like Wal-Mart”
June 9, 1999
It came right out of the mouth of the developer. “There’s just many, many people who don’t like Wal-Mart,” said the lawyer for JDN Realty,
Residents sue City over Wal-Mart
June 8, 1999
Wal-Mart has had its ups and downs in Fenton, MI. In 1997, the city’s Planning Commission gave thumbs down to a proposed superstore on Owen
Hechinger’s Gets Nailed
June 4, 1999
According to Reuters press, one of the country’s oldest home improvement retailers may have to file for bankruptcy protection in order to reorganize its finances.
Home Depot’s Road Show
June 2, 1999
Do the roads in your town need repair? Are local officials wondering how to fix that stretch of road without exhausting the town budget? Officials
The Nuxalk Nation V. Home Depot
May 26, 1999
Most Home Depot stockholders have never heard of the Nuxalk Nation, but today, the hereditary chief of the British Columbia indian tribe, the Nuxalk Nation,
Keep Your Wal-Mart money
May 26, 1999
According to a short piece in the States New Service, the small Vermont community of Waitsfield has sent a large message to Wal-Mart: keep your
Wal-Mart’s Stormwater problems
May 23, 1999
Citizens groups in Lower Macungie are asking the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection to deny a Wal-Mart developer a “national pollution discharge elimination system (NPDES),
Home Depot, East Side, West Side
May 23, 1999
Heaven forbid that the residents on the west side of Madison, WI should have to travel to the east side to find their Home Depot
Wal-Mart Loses $130 M Lawsuit
May 20, 1999
On May 14, 1999 a jury in San Antonio, TX found that Wal-Mart knowingly participated in an effort to interfere in a business deal that
A Downtown Endangered.
May 16, 1999
You read recently in “newflash” that the residents of Northfield, MN narrowly voted to OK a giant Target supercenter on the outskirts of town. This
Home Rule Zoning Passes
May 12, 1999
Developers take heed: If you want to build a superstore in North Olmsted, OH, you better pay attention to what the voters did last week.
A 2 Wal-Mart Town?
May 11, 1999
The Albemarle Planning Commission has to reject the findings of its own Planning staff in order to give a green light to a developer who
Wrong Place for Rite Aid.
May 4, 1999
Might was right, and Rite was wrong in Port Townsend, WA. Here’s the release from the sprawl-busting citizen’s group in this coastal community, scene of
Wal-Mart Slapped with $18 M Fine
May 1, 1999
You can buy a lot of legal advice for $18 million, but will Wal-Mart get the message? A judge in a Beaumont, Texas case recently
Home Depot Displaces 1,000 people.
April 25, 1999
Your Home — or Home Depot? That’s the choice facing as many as 1,000 residents of Inglewood, CA, who will have to find another place
Wal-Mart Slowly Destroying America
April 25, 1999
Jules Thiessen, the Mayor of Mount Holly, NJ, is concerned about the proposed building of a 134,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter in neighboring Lumberton. The Mayor
The University’s Wal-Mart.
April 20, 1999
Citizens in the unversity town of Athens, OH are trying to bestow a degree on Wal-Mart — the second degree. Residents and merchants have organized
Wal-Mart’s “Lease ‘N Leave” plan
April 20, 1999
Wal-Mart wants to build a 185,000 s.f. superstore in Greencastle, IN. The only problem is there already IS a Wal-Mart in Greencastle. It’s just not
Home Depot’s Wildlife Refuge
April 20, 1999
What better way to allow Home Depot shoppers to enjoy the natural wonders of Long Island than to locate a huge building supply store next
The Home Depot Quarry.
April 17, 1999
Home Depot is trying to break up some big rocks in Oakland, CA. The company wants to build a mall on the site of the
City Passes Building Cap.
April 17, 1999
If Wal-Mart wants to build a store in Clermont, FL, it’s going to have to think smaller. On April 13th, the City Council in Clermont
A Home Depot Monster.
April 17, 1999
“What we have here is a monster,” said Jack Berlekamp of Orange Township, OH. He was referring to developments plans recently unveiled by a Columbus
You Light Up My Life.
April 16, 1999
Sprawl-busters in Pensacola, FL passed this item on to us, which dates back over a year ago. It seems that County Commissioners in Santa Rosa,
Opening Eyes about Depot.
April 16, 1999
Not so fast, Home Depot! The Planning Board in Merrimack, NH was not ready to pave the way for a 134,000 s.f. Depot on Route
Keeping quiet for Wal-Mart
April 10, 1999
Don’t ask public officials in Courtenay, British Columbia about their vow of silence. Several city officials swore to keep quiet for Wal-Mart, until a few
Money Vs. Community
April 10, 1999
In a classic triumph of money over community, the Citizens for Good Planning (aka Wal-Mart Stores, Inc) has added another Wal-Mart to the retail inventory
“Don’t Sign the Petitions”
April 5, 1999
Wal-Mart have a love/hate relationship with the ballot box. How else to explain the companies contradictory behavior in Eureka,CA vs. Yuma, AZ. In Eureka, Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Pumps In the Money
April 5, 1999
How much is the future of Fort Collins, CO worth? So far, Wal-Mart has pumped nearly $80,000 into a referendum campaign that will culminate with
Ohio Taxpayers Give Wal-Mart $10 Million in Welfare
April 5, 1999
A new report from a non-profit research group, Policy Matters Ohio, says that Ohio taxpayers over the past year offered Wal-Mart financial assistance totaling $10
Wal-Mart devours the groceries.
April 5, 1999
Wal-Mart has a voracious appetite for grocery stores, and now is getting help from state government in its quest to become the world’s largest grocer.
Citizen Buys Wal-Mart Land.
March 29, 1999
Now you see it, now you don’t. A prime piece of land Wal-Mart planned to purchase to construct a store in Saranac Lake was purchased
Wal-Mart On the Ballot
March 26, 1999
Sprawl-busters in Fort Collins, CO report that both the Planning & Zoning Board, and the Fort Collins City Council have voted to deny a request
Wal-Mart Pays Environmental Fine
March 26, 1999
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) has signed a consent order and agreement with Wal-Mart to upgrade the environmental construction practices for stores in
Wal-Mart’s Telechubby Law Suit.
March 25, 1999
Tinky Winky is miffed, and Laa-Laa is livid! Even Dipsy has gone dippity! The Teletubbies are making war on Wal-Mart’s Bubbly Chubbies. What’s the difference,
Home Depot Sued For Overcharging Its Suppliers
March 24, 1999
A Pittsburgh-based lawsuit filed a class action lawsuit yesterday charging that Home Depot, and its top executives, made false and misleading statements about its operations
They bought the farm.
March 24, 1999
Want to keep sprawl out of your community? Do like the folks in Yellow Springs did: buy the farm. When the town wanted to protect
Personal Injuries At Wal-Mart
March 21, 1999
The signs in the Wal-Mart stores used to read: “Watch for Falling Prices”. They more properly should have read: “Watch for falling merchandise”. It turns
Wal-Mart Truth in Labeling
March 21, 1999
Bloomberg News reports that Wal-Mart has agreed to settle charges leveled by the Federal Trade Commission that Wal-Mart did not properly disclose in what country
Wal-Mart’s Dirty Pool.
March 20, 1999
Manhattan, KS has absolutely no need for a second Wal-Mart, except to meet the corporate needs of the company, but the Manhattan Urban Area Planning
Wal-Mart’s “Wet Look”
March 20, 1999
Sprawl-busters in Southport, NC report that the city fathers have voted to approve a satellite annexation of a piece of property that will open the
Wal-Mart Empties the Downtown.
March 20, 1999
Sprawl-busters in Ticonderoga, NY fought against Wal-Mart and lost. A Wal-Mart supercenter opened there in August of 1998, outside of the downtown, along a major
Wal-Mart’s employee defections.
March 17, 1999
In the summer and fall of 1997, a couple of former Wal-Mart employees were hired by Amazon.com the on-line book seller. One of the former
Wal-Mart’s Chills.
March 16, 1999
It was more than just a frigid weather pattern that caused the “chilly reception” that Wal-Mart received on March 8th.before the Milwaukee Plan Commission. According
Home Depot’s “Breakfast Club”
March 12, 1999
Don’t expect bagels and coffee at the Home Depot “Breakfast Club”. According to former Home Depot employee Debra Bliss, who worked at the Depot store
Shutting Down Home Depot.
March 12, 1999
The city of Brighton probably feels like Home Depot hit it with a two-by-four. According to an account in the Ann Arbor News, the city
Wal-Mart’s Disability Problem.
March 8, 1999
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunities Commission has been on Wal-Mart’s case. We reported in a newsflash from October 12, 1998 that a disabled Wal-Mart worker
Wal-Mart’s Corporate Democracy.
March 6, 1999
Is Wal-Mart a corporation, or a citizen? It’s hard to tell in Eureka, CA, where Wal-Mart is leading an effort to put a “citizen’s” initiative
Target Squeaks By.
March 6, 1999
If only 48 voters had changed their minds, the Dayton-Hudson Corporation would have lost a key zoning fight in their own home state. On March
Sexual Harassment at Sam’s Club.
February 26, 1999
Wal-Mart has lost its court appeal in a case involving sexual harassment filed by two of its former “associates” in New Mexico. The case arises