Two Towns In Legal Battle Over Wal-Mart Move
October 23, 2011
Two neighboring communities in Ohio are locked in a nasty legal battle over a discount chain store. The relocation of an existing Wal-Mart has had
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Wal-Mart and Target Divide Up The Spoils
October 16, 2011
This week, residents in Thunder Bay, Ontario contacted Sprawl-Busters to strategize about the saturation of their community by Wal-Mart and Target. A dying Canadian retailer
Citizens File Lawsuit To Halt Wal-Mart Superstore
October 13, 2011
In July of 2007 — more than 4 years ago — Wal-Mart unveiled a 208,000 s.f. superstore proposal from the south side of town near
County Legislature Wants Limit on Big Box Stores
October 11, 2011
Wal-Mart’s urban growth strategy involves pitching smaller stores — some as small as 15,000 s.f. to “fit” into land-scare city centers. But one county in
Wal-Mart Gets Baked In Bean Town
October 5, 2011
At this point, you can’t blame the Wal-Mart PR team in Bentonville, Arkansas from feeling a little bit like a bean that’s been baked —
Wal-Mart’s Manhattan Project Will Kill 14,000 Jobs
September 29, 2011
Unlike the top secret Manhattan Project in the 1940s, which produced the first atomic bomb, Wal-Mart has made no attempt to hide its ambition to
Wal-Mart Abandons Small Store Project
September 14, 2011
It could be a huge Wal-Mart superstore, or the smallest version they build: but when Wal-Mart pulls the plug on a project, local citizens savor
Village Offers Millions In Tax Welfare For Wal-Mart
September 14, 2011
Most residents in the tiny village of West Milwaukee, Wisconson learned about a proposed Wal-Mart superstore in their community last June, when an article appeared
Wal-Mart Makes “Gifts” To Grow More Stores
September 13, 2011
Wal-Mart continues to use its Foundation’s donations aggressively to pass out grants that will help local officials look favorably on its growth plans in their
Shop Rite Continues Legal War Against Wal-Mart Supercenter
September 2, 2011
Sprawl-Busters reported on January 15, 2009 that residents in Old Bridge, New Jersey were fighting a 150,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter. More than two years later,
Wal-Mart Picks a Second Site After Civil War Battefield Defeat
August 23, 2011
On January 27, 2011, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart’s high profile attempt to locate a superstore near the Virginia civil war battlefield known as The Wilderness,
Wal-Mart Tops List of Medicaid Recipients Again
August 9, 2011
Once again, Wal-Mart stores in Connecticut have the largest number of employees and dependents on Medicaid. According to a July 22, 2011 report from the
After 18 year battle, Vermont Supreme Court OKs Wal-Mart Superstore
August 6, 2011
One of the longest running battles against a Wal-Mart superstore in one location reached another milestone this week. The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled in
Wal-Mart’s Museum: Let Them Eat Art
August 3, 2011
In just over 14 weeks, a new museum of American Art will open in a small town tucked away in the Arkansas Ozarks. It is
Court Finally Allows A Wal-Mart To Grow In Brooklyn
July 27, 2011
This week, after almost three years of delay by anti-Wal-Mart activists, a Connecticut judge has given Wal-Mart a green light to build in Brooklyn,Connecticut. Wal-Mart
Residents Say They Don’t Want A Wal-Mart Here
July 20, 2011
Massachusetts has 47 Wal-Mart stores, but if residents of Watertown get their way, there won’t ever be a Wal-mart store darkening this Boston suburb. A
Wal-Mart’s Political Philanthropy
July 18, 2011
Two days into the summer of 2011, a group called the National Summer Learning Association issued 10 press releases across the nation, heralding the award
Wal-Mart Battle Drags Into Fifth Year
July 14, 2011
Wal-Mart probably assumed its plans to build a superstore in Ceres, California would go off without a hitch. After all, the giant retailer already had
Residents Prepare For Wal-Mart Legal Battle
July 10, 2011
Some Wal-Mart battles seem to go on forever. The city of Westerville, Ohio has had more than a decade of battles with Wal-Mart. On October
Workers At IKEA Pushing For A Union
July 6, 2011
Workers at a large IKEA wooden furniture factory in Danville, Virginia are pushing for a union to get better wages and working conditions from the
Wal-Mart’s Battle With Amazon Over Affiliate Marketers
June 29, 2011
Wal-Mart is busy working both sides of the street on an internet sales tax campaign. But it turns out that imposing a sales tax on
CVS’s Watergate Illness.
June 28, 2011
Some people might think that going to a drugstore is supposed to help you feel better — but that certainly was not the experience CVS
Judge Hands Wal-Mart Opponents A Significant Project Delay
June 23, 2011
On June 9, 2011 a Superior Count judge ruled in favor of opponents of the Rohnert Park, California Wal-Mart Supercenter. Anti-Wal-Mart activists filed a lawsuit
Supreme Court, As Predicted, Throws Out Wal-Mart Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
June 20, 2011
Back in the 1960s, activists used to say that in the halls of justice, the only justice was in the halls. Today, the U.S. Supreme
Wal-Mart’s Superstore Would Shut Down Existing Wal-Mart
June 19, 2011
Open one, shut one. That’s the land use equation Wal-Mart has used for years across America, wasting thousands of acres of land to expand its
Citizen Group Files Court Appeal Against Wal-Mart
June 18, 2011
Another community has found itself in court over approval of a Wal-Mart superstore. This litigation was entirely predictable — yet city officials did nothing to
Wal-Mart Spends Big, Wins Big in Ballot Rezoning Vote
June 16, 2011
The voters of Menifee, California have spoken. But what did they say? Wal-Mart won a ballot vote on June 7th in this city, submitting its
An End to Wal-Mart’s EZ Money in California?
June 16, 2011
On May 16, 2011 California Governor Jerry Brown released a revised state budget to address what he called the state’s “Wall of Debt.” One of
Wal-Mart Spends More Than $260,000 for June 7th Vote
May 30, 2011
Citizen Wal-Mart has dug deep into its pocket to buy its way into the city of Menifee, California. The giant corporation already has 9 stores
Wal-Mart Welcomes Back ‘Dirty Tricks’ Republican Operative
May 30, 2011
Terry Nelson, all is forgiven. The Republican operative who was fired by Wal-Mart five years ago for his role in a racially tinged ad, has
Wal-Mart Brings Soda and Fans To Expansion Hearing
May 19, 2011
In case the city council in Visalia, California was unsure about granting Wal-Mart a permit to expand one of its discount stores, the giant retailer
Residents Organize To Block Golf Course Conversion To Wal-Mart Superstore
May 15, 2011
Residents in Cleveland Heights, Ohio prefer fairways to malls, and the threat of a Wal-Mart supercenter has them teed off. On December 30, 2010, readers
Wal-Mart Will Have “Devastating Effect”
May 10, 2011
South Africa has been warned. A global coalition of organized labor converged this week on Pretoria, South Africa, where a government office known as The
Wal-Mart Asks For A Larger Store In A Saturated City
May 1, 2011
Wal-Mart continued its aggressive push into California last week with an announcement that the company wants to expand its existing discount store in Fresno, California
Wal-Mart Fails The Living Wage Test
May 1, 2011
Last summer the City Council in Rohnert Park, California overturned the decision of the Planning Commission and concluded that the benefits of a Wal-Mart superstore
Wal-Mart Focus Of May Day Labor Events
May 1, 2011
Fueled in part by Wal-Mart subcontractor sweatshop factories, the crackdown on peaceful labor advocates in Bangladesh continues without an end in sight, according to the
The West Norwalk Association, a coalition of neighborhood groups in this Connecticut town, has organ?
April 20, 2011
The West Norwalk Association, a coalition of neighborhood groups in this Connecticut town, has organized opposition to a proposed 130,000 s.f. Costco. The project is
Court Voids Wal-Mart Approval
April 19, 2011
In a major legal setback for Wal-Mart, a Superior Court judge in Sacramento County has overturned a decision by the city of Elk Grove, California
Billionaire Developer Asks City For Welfare
April 18, 2011
One of the world’s richest men has his hand out for public welfare to help him build a Sam’s Club store. E. Stanley Kroenke married
Wal-Mart Costs City $45,000 For Special Election For Superstore
April 17, 2011
Citizen Wal-Mart is at in again in California. The corporation has written its own 60 page zoning document that basically allows it to build a
Wal-Mart Masquerades As Defender of Main Street
April 8, 2011
On March 31, 2011, the Arkansas General Assembly passed legislation called the “Main Street Fairness Act,” which would force online retailers to charge customers a
Wal-Mart Offers $25,000 To Dead Worker’s Family
April 5, 2011
Hundreds of lawsuits are brought against Wal-Mart every year. The massive sex discrimination case in the news last week climbed to the U.S. Supreme Court
Wal-Mart Proposal Triggers Opposition Write-In Campaign
April 3, 2011
The prospect of a Wal-Mart in one small village in Wisconsin has turned into a political donnybrook, forcing activists to run for office two days
Yes, Wal-Mart Is Too Big To Sue
March 30, 2011
You have your answer now, in case there was any doubt. When the U.S. Supreme Court votes in late June to decertify the class of
Mayor Threatens Wal-Mart Boycott Over Dead Store
March 27, 2011
The Mayor of Warren, Michigan has had it with Wal-Mart. In “the city that cares,” the Mayor is taking on the world’s largest retailer for
ShopRite Grocery Chain To File Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Expansion
March 24, 2011
The Township of Cinnaminson, New Jersey describes itself as “a community of families, neighbors and businesses… the place where fresh waters and fresh ideas flow.”
Wal-Mart Still Walking On Egg Shells After 7 Years
March 22, 2011
On November 15, 2010, Sprawl-Busters reported that officials in one New Jersey township had decided to give Wal-Mart a big, multi-million welfare subsidy to build
Wal-Mart Writes Its Own Zoning Laws
March 17, 2011
If Wal-Mart comes to your town and does not like your zoning code, it will try to write its own meal ticket. The company will
Wal-Mart Wants Empty Costco Building
March 12, 2011
When Costco decided in 2007 to abandon its existing 123,000 s.f. store on South Mooney Boulevard in Visalia, California, Wal-Mart showed interest in the property
Wal-Mart’s Open and Shut Down Case
March 9, 2011
Residents in North Smithfield, Rhode Island fought a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter for years, warning of the negative impacts another huge store would have on an