Life After Wal-Mart Loses: ‘A Grand Thing.’
On April 23, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that a three and a half year battle against Wal-Mart was over — and the citizens have won. Sprawl-Busters
On April 23, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that a three and a half year battle against Wal-Mart was over — and the citizens have won. Sprawl-Busters
Wal-Mart is busy denying rumors of a ‘secret’ deal with town officials in Brooklyn, Connecticut, while at the same time trying to deal with criticisms
Wal-Mart is trying to clear out its legal closet by buying off scores of “old” lawsuits brought by its own workers that have been sitting
Mobile homeonwers beware: Wal-Mart is eyeing your property! The giant retailer has more than once forced the eviction of mobile homeowners to pave the way
Mayor Mark Harris of Weirton, West Virginia is thrilled that his small community is finally getting a Wal-Mart supercenter. He doesn’t seem to mind that
Shoppers of the world unite! Wal-Mart wants to help you overthrow governments that try to limit your “shopping choices.” Wal-Mart, the community organizer, is putting
On April 8, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Mayor of the city of North Tonawanda, New York was thrilled with the idea of a Wal-Mart
Either Wal-Mart officials, or Planning Board officials — or both — were drunk back in 2001, when a supercenter project was approved in the community
All around the country, Wal-Mart is promoting supercenters that are not supposed to look like supercenters. The company is trying to convince locals that by
On January 2, 2005 Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was not too pleased with the Flagstaff, Arizona City Council when it passed a zoning code in
One land developer has described Hesperia, California as “an oasis for entrepreneurs.” Hesperia, also known as the “Gateway to the High Desert,” is located 35
The battleship grey warehouse building in Macon, Georgia has a huge yellow Mr. Smiley face on it, and the words: “Wal-Mart Return Center #9194. Our
On December 17, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had launched an assault on the city of The Dalles, Oregon. The Dalles(pronounced “dayulz”) is located in
On December 18, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart abruptly announced that it was canceling plans to build a superstore in Spooner, Wisconsin. Wal-Mart has waged
On December 12, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that Christmas came a few days early in Elk Grove, California, when a Wal-Mart supercenter fell off Santa’s sleigh
Even with almost a million dollars in welfare coming their way, Wal-Mart has postponed yet another store — this time in a small Georgia city
Roughly a year ago, on February 15, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that a proposed Wal-Mart had run into delay in Delano. Wal-Mart’s plans to build a
Would Paradise still be Paradise if it had a Wal-Mart supercenter? The town of Paradise, California, which was incorporated in 1979, has the motto, “May
On January 4, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that it was only 19 degrees in Pennfield, Michigan, and that Wal-Mart’s plans to build a supercenter in this
Wal-Mart would not comment publicly on this story — but they’ve clearly been talking to the politicians behind the scenes. The Chicago Tribune reports today
Wal-Mart got dumped from a city they wanted in Virginia, so now they are moving on to a second tier site. But their second choice
The city of Lynn Haven, Florida has a population of around 15,200 people. Lynn Haven boasts it has seven city parks, and has maintained its
What a difference a day makes. On the evening of February 2, 2009, KETV NewsWatch 7 in Omaha, Nebraska reported that a new Wal-Mart supercenter
Some pretty innovative ideas have been proposed to deal with the proliferation of empty Wal-Mart stores in America — but the Mayor of one small
On July 1, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that officials in Greene County, Pennsylvania had received a check for $5 million from Governor Ed Rendell. The state
On Friday morning, January 31, 2009, roughly 30 parents and students rallied near the Quartz Hill, California High School to demonstrate their opposition to plans
Once again, Wal-Mart’s inability to work with neighbors has led to a courtroom. This week a judge will hear 7 residents of West Dundee, Illinois,
Wal-Mart is systematically plodding its way across Massachusetts, seeking to expand its current inventory of discount stores into supercenters. Wal-Mart has seven supercenters in Massachusetts
On June 2, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter in Vallejo, California had become the 68th project to be cancelled as part of
Towns with populations under 10,000 do not need their own Wal-Mart supercenter — but the company’s saturation strategy puts big stores in small places, despite
It is appropriate to mention at the top of this story that the township of Canton, Michigan is named after the city of the same
There are at least 10 empty Wal-Marts in North Carolina today. One of them is in the Clyde/Waynesville area. Clyde is nestled in Haywood County,
Ever since Wal-Mart was born in Bethlehem, New York, its attracted one problem after another. Sprawl-Busters reported on April 13, 2001 that Wal-Mart was part
Open one, close one. It’s a zero sum game at Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart officials will be paying a visit to the city of Redlands, California today.
On November 11, 2007 Sprawl-Busters wrote that the Solano County, California Airport Land Use Commission had ruled that a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter along the flight
On January 4, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart may have expected their proposal for a supercenter in Greece, New York to be greased — but
One way to make products cheap is to compromise their quality, in ways that the consumer might never notice. Like fewer threads in the weave
East is not west, and Wal-Mart won’t settle for west when east is what they want. But now the endgame for Wal-Mart Canada is approaching
Try, try again. That’s been the Wal-Mart mantra for many years. Like an unwelcomed suitor, Wal-Mart often goes back to communities that have rejected their
Union activity inside Wal-Mart is busting out all over in Canada, and the movement could be a prelude of things to come south of the
One person in a small Wisconsin Village has just changed the character of the entire community. If one person had changed his vote, Wal-Mart would
The deepening recession has hit the Target — literally. The giant retailer has been hurt by a steep drop in sales. As the economy slides
Another Wal-Mart superstore plan is shrinking. On September 28, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the town of Wellsville, New York was up against a Wal-Mart. Wellsville
The City of Eden Prairie, Minnesota claims to be a “great place to work and raise a family…and is currently one of MONEY Magazine’s “Best
Old Bridge, New Jersey is located 36 miles from downtown Manhattan. The community has just over 66,000 people, and a Wal-Mart discount store on Route
On May 12, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that a developer in Bennington, Vermont had disappeared for months, leaving his plans for an expanded Wal-Mart discount store
One Wal-Mart developer finally saw the writing on the WAL. On June 3, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that a developer’s legal appeal to build a huge
There are some hot deals down at the old Wal-Mart in Collinsville, Illinois. Wal-Mart Realty currently is advertising 15 empty Wal-Marts for sale or lease
It’s going to be a long winter for Wal-Mart in Barstow, California. Citizen action has barred the door at least until the spring, on one
Wal-Mart is getting more “intimate” with its customers. Part of Wal-Mart’s corporate makeover has involved increasing attention to scaling down the huge scale of its
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.