The Wal-Rat.
February 19, 1999
Advisory Warning: This is not a story for animal-lovers. Columnist Chris Baughman of the Baton Rouge Advocate has revealed a story about the rats at
Al Norman
Wal-Mart, Landowner Lose Court Case To Build Supercenter
February 19, 1999
A New York state Supreme Court Judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by Wal-Mart and landowners in Ballston, New York. The landowner sued the
Home Depot Harassment.
February 19, 1999
We reported last June (see 6/21/98 newsflash) that Home Depot had run into serious troubles in 3 Wisconsin communities: Waukesha, Brookfield, and Menomonee Falls. Home
Home Depot’s Corporate Welfare.
February 19, 1999
In 1997, Home Depot had sales in excess of $19 billion. Yet the company is willing to accept taxpayer’s money to develop a store location
Bye-Bye Wal-Mart.
February 18, 1999
“You don’t know what this means to me,” said Diane Eyler, one of the leaders of a group of Gilbert residents who have been waging
Wal-Mart, or Ghost Mart?
February 12, 1999
The City Manager in Greenwood, South Carolina says that the mall that used to house the town’s Wal-Mart is now a Ghost-Mart. Two years ago
“Wal-Rage” is all the rage.
February 11, 1999
It’s like “road rage” — except it takes place inside a Wal-Mart, and the cars are carts. The latest incident of “Wal-Rage” took place in
King Kong in the Little Apple.
February 5, 1999
Wal-Mart storms Manhattan. No, its not the Empire State — it’s the small town of Manhattan, Kansas. According to sprawl-busters there, Wal-Mart is proposing to
Another Wal-Mart Referendum
February 1, 1999
Residents in Crest View, CA have taken to the ballot to try and stop Wal-Mart from coming to town. A citizen’s group, Crest View United,
Development Goes Ahead—But Without Wal-Mart.
January 31, 1999
A new “Gateway Center” is coming to the Bronx, New York — but all Wal-Mart got is the gate. The New York City Council voted
Wal-Mart In the Dark.
January 28, 1999
Wal-Mart in the dark. It sounds romantic, doesn’t it? But if you live in Walpole, New Hampshire, keeping Wal-Mart in the dark makes a lot
Rite Aid Developer’s “Secret” Suit.
January 27, 1999
Last year the Rite Aid Corporation and a developer went to Buffalo City Hall with a plan to double the size of its 6,000 s.f.
Dodging Bullets at Home Depot.
January 27, 1999
Good things happen when Home Depot comes to town. That’s what the company likes to say. But don’t tell that to the cops in West
WAL-Nuts to Wal-Mart!
January 26, 1999
“Our people make the difference,” boasts Wal-Mart. Four Wal-Mart employees have become millionaires — but perhaps not the way Wal-Mart intended. A jury in early
Closed Doors at Caldors.
January 25, 1999
Here’s a basic lesson in sprawl-math: Jobs created at companies like Wal-Mart result in jobs subtracted at other venues. Case in point: one of the
Home Depot’s Double “Pain” Windows.
January 17, 1999
The ICI Development Company of Santa Ana, CA wants to build a Home Depot as the anchore for a major facelift at the Harbor Center
Corrected Info.
January 16, 1999
For people wishing to comment on the Gilbert, AZ story printed directly below, the Mayor and Town Council’s website is as follows: www.ci.gilbert.az.us.council/council.htm. At this
What’s Eating Gilbert, AZ?
January 16, 1999
Wal-Mart must think that the people of Gilbert, Arizona have good memories — just short. They can’t remember that there are already 2 Wal-Mart stores
More Crime at Wal-Mart.
January 16, 1999
As the New Year began in Monroe County, Michigan, the sheriff’s deputies were busy searching for a man they believe raped an Exeter Township women
More Dangers at Wal-Mart
January 15, 1999
You can say that Bobby Lawson had it coming to him — shopping at Wal-Mart regularly. But in February of 1993, Bobby slipped and fell
Dangers of Shopping at Wal-Mart
January 15, 1999
Laila Sibai was injured while standing in the check out line at a Sam’s club in Texas. She was struck in the head by J.D.Womack,
Sweat-Mart.
January 14, 1999
Welcome to Saipan, just north of Guam, one of the islands floating in the Northern Marianas. Where warm ocean breezes blow, and thousands of destitute
Citizens Defeat Eckerd Drug Store. Historic buildings saved.
January 10, 1999
A group called the Historic Action Network has announced a Valentine’s Day victory over sprawl — and it’s a sweetheart win for preservationists. Here’s their
Target’s All Wet.
January 8, 1999
Target is getting soaked in controversy in North Auburn, CA. because of their plan to asphalt a wetlands. In 1996, citizens’ groups in North Auburn
Wal-Mart Neighborliness.
January 8, 1999
OK, here’s a classic Wal-Mart profile for every municipal official to learn from: the case of West Boylston, MA. On January 7, 1999, Wal-Mart officials
Home Depot “Caves” in.
January 6, 1999
Home Depot had a wonderful Christmas gift for the residents at Brambelton Avenue and Rt. 419. The big orange strip will not be locating in
Wal-Mart targets Trailer Park
January 1, 1999
Wal-Mart often says its corporate culture is based upon respect for the individual. Just ask the 130 families who live in a mobile home park
Wal-Mart Personal Injury Case
December 30, 1998
Wal-Mart forced a 50 year old nurse from Louisiana to spend three years in court to prevail in a $45,000 personal injury lawsuit that resulted
Wal-Mart’s Sorry Choice.
December 27, 1998
The Ocean View School Board is trying to “educate” the residents of Huntington Beach, CA with some simple lessons in Wal-Math. It seems the School
Santa’s Softer Side.
December 23, 1998
Every year our nation’s political parties receive the most wonderful gift of all: soft money. Those unregulated contributions from corporations and wealthy individuals which are
One Wal is more than enough
December 19, 1998
How many times can Wal-Mart come into Decorah, IA and expect a welcome? A little more than 10 years ago, Wal-Mart opened a store in
Wal Poll soon in Walpole.
December 19, 1998
According to the local postmaster in the small town of Walpole, NH, representatives of Wal-Mart posted a petition in front of the post office calling
Wal-Mart “Whipped” Cream
December 15, 1998
On November 24, 1998 newsflash reported how someone in Clermont, FL, at Wal-Mart’s suggestion, put together a pro-Wal-Mart flier with the Mayor’s name and address
Dangers of Working at Home Depot
December 14, 1998
According to a UPI wire story dated December 10, 1998, there was some trouble in a Home Depot parking lot in Clay County, Florida. Investigators
Rite Aid Piranhas.
December 14, 1998
The Mayor of Toledo, Carty Finkbeiner, has compared Rite Aid and its competitor’s to piranha fish, gobbling up inappropriate locations for their “convenience” stores. “They
ot Spends BIG to Win Vote
December 12, 1998
The numbers are now official! We reported in our November 11, 1998 newsflash that Home Depot had won a citywide referendum vote in Toledo, OH
Wal-Mart’s Oath of Confidentiality
December 8, 1998
Wal-Mart is like a cheap pair of underwear — they keep creeping up on you. Take the case of Oakland, MD. Reports on a local
Wal-Mart is “Here to Serve”.
December 7, 1998
The awesome power of the Wal-Mart PR machine has been unleashed on the hapless citizens of Mesa, AZ, who in recent weeks have been subjected
Go ask Alice.
December 6, 1998
Newsflash reported on May 30, 1998 (see below) that Sam Walton’s daughter, Alice, now 49, had been found guilty of driving while impaired, failure to
Rite Aid’s “Customer Demands”
December 6, 1998
Citizens in Poughkeepsie, NY are currently in a struggle with Rite Aid and local developers who are trying to build a 9,000+ s.f. convenience store
Home Depot’s Media Front.
December 6, 1998
Just who are the Cave Springs Business Owners? That’s the question Channel 10 in Roanoke, VA set out to answer. After media ads started being
Imports From Burma Continue to Rise.
December 6, 1998
In May of 1997, President Bill Clinton signed an executive order prohibiting US companies from making new investments in the politically repressive nation of Burma.
2,000 people at anti-WM rally
December 3, 1998
The town square in Bentonville was filled with an estimated 2,000 people wearing yellow rain slickers that said “Wal-Mart — Not in My Neighborhood”. The
CVS’s Watergate Illness.
December 3, 1998
Some people might think that going to a drugstore is supposed to help you feel better — but that certainly was not the experience CVS
Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart.
December 1, 1998
In a recent newsflash, we reported that the Planning Commission in St.Petersburg, FL voted against Wal-Mart’s proposal to rezone land for a superstore, leaving the
Unanimous NO for Wal-Mart.
November 28, 1998
There will not be a Wal-Mart superstore on 54th. Avenue S in St.Petersburg — at least not if the city’s Planning Commission has anything to
Mayor Disavows Wal-Mart
November 24, 1998
The Mayor of Clermont, Florida is aggressively lobbying area residents on behalf of Wal-Mart — the only trouble is — he doesn’t know it! Reportedly
Wal-Mart Negligent in Slip & Fall
November 24, 1998
Shortly before 1 AM on December 6, 1996, Francis Mack, 44, of Allentown was shopping at the Wal-Mart store in Whitehall, PA. Big mistake. Mack
Brain-injured at Wal-Mart.
November 22, 1998
October 15, 1994 should have been a normal day for Sherry Wright and her family. Instead, a shopping trip to Wal-Mart altered her life forever.
Wal-Mart’s Lying Doesn’t Help.
November 21, 1998
Despite the fact that there are already Wal-Mart stores in nearby Massena, Ogdensburg, and Watertown, NY, the retail giant from Arkansas has apparently targeted the