Wal-Mart Chills Its Plans In Chico
March 18, 2008
Since 1990, the population of the city of Chico, California has almost doubled. In 2006, the city had more than 73,000 residents. There is already
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Wal-Mart Pulls Out After Spending A Fortune To Win Zoning Vote
March 17, 2008
Wal-Mart has once again snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. On September 9, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had submitted a proposal to build
C. Wal-Mart’s “Meat Wars” With the Union Sizzles On
March 16, 2008
The “Meat Wars” between Wal-Mart and the United Food and Commercial Workers was on the front burner this week, as a court ruling gave both
‘Green’ Wal-Mart Goes After Green Farmland
March 15, 2008
This week, at an economics conference in California, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott told a rapt audience, “We are not green.” When asked how his company
Court Case Against Wal-Mart Reaches Closing Arguments
March 14, 2008
On January 14, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Demoulas Super Markets Inc. of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, the parent company of Market Basket supermarkets, and owner of the
Wal-Mart OK Slowed by ‘Phantom’ Citizen
March 13, 2008
On February 3, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart wanted to build a 28,500 s.f. addition to its 125,500 s.f. discount store on University Drive in
City Agrees to Review ‘Smaller’ Wal-Mart
March 12, 2008
Since July 6, 2006, Sprawl-Busters has written 8 articles about Atascadero, California’s battle against a Wal-Mart supercenter. For close to two years, Wal-Mart has generated
Orthodox Jews Defeat Wal-Mart Superstore
March 11, 2008
On October 18, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Monsey, New York were organizing against a proposed 215,000 s.f. Super Wal-Mart. The store was to
Wal-Mart Ends Three Year Battle With A Quiet Collapse
March 10, 2008
Almost two years ago today, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Conservation Commission in Hadley, Massachusetts had ruled that a detention pond near an existing Wal-Mart discount
Village Tells Wal-Mart: Your Plan Lacks Creativity.
March 9, 2008
The village of Tinley Park, Illinois has been growing rapidly over the past decade and a half. The village in 2006 had a population 58,595,
Citizens Sue Town For ‘Copyrighted’ Wal-Mart Plans
March 8, 2008
In a direct challenge to public records laws everywhere, officials in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania have created a distraction in an important Wal-Mart supercenter project
Charleston Seeks To Dump Wal-Mart On Island
March 8, 2008
Historic Charleston, South Carolina, with its reputation as a gem of the south, has kept its character while sweeping undesirable projects onto James Island. According
Court Ruling Calls Wal-Mart Bluff
March 7, 2008
Wal-Mart lost a high stakes bet this week in a small California city. A court ruling has forced their hand. Red Bluff, California is a
Wal-Mart A ‘Hero’ For Terminating Land Deal
March 6, 2008
Wal-Mart finally drew some praise from a small town in Ohio — for pulling out. On May 30, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that a group of
Wal-Mart Pullout Leaves Locals With $500,000 Bill
March 5, 2008
On October 18, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart officials were in Derry, New Hampshire hustling town officials about building a 208,000 s.f. supercenter. The company
D. Wal-Mart Pulls Plans For ‘Unknown Reasons.’
March 5, 2008
What made Wal-Mart rapidly withdraw its plans this week from Rapid City, South Dakota? Did they sense their plan was going down in flames? Sprawl-Busters
Neighbors Celebrate Wal-Mart Withdrawal
March 4, 2008
On April 17, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that a Superior Court judge in Wake County, North Carolina had rejected efforts of local residents in Knightdale, North
Town Urged To Do Independent Impact Studies of Wal-Mart Plan
March 3, 2008
On September 28, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the town of Wellsville, New York was up against a Wal-Mart. Wellsville promotes itself as a lovely small
City Blows Up Ridge for Another Wal-Mart
March 2, 2008
It is said that those surrounded by beauty can lose a sense of the beauty around them. The motto of the city of Sevierville, Tennessee
Small Town Wants to Annex Wal-Mart Supercenter
March 1, 2008
For some local officials living in small town America, having a Wal-Mart supercenter is a status symbol — something that puts them on the map.
Walgreens Vetoes Wal-Mart Move Into Shopping Center
February 28, 2008
The Walgreens drugstore chain didn’t want a Wal-Mart as a neighbor. That’s the backstory in the latest case of a Wal-Mart project cancellation. The Arizona
Wal-Mart Forced To Appeal City Denial
February 28, 2008
What you can’t get by regulation, try to get by litigation. Wal-Mart is winding up its legal department to appeal a decision against them in
Wal-Mart Blames Economics For Project Cancellation
February 27, 2008
Wal-Mart says business is blossoming as the nation slides into a recession, but the company keeps pruning off supercenter projects like dead limbs. The economic
Wal-Mart Suffers Set-Back Near Mt. Rushmore
February 24, 2008
Wal-Mart has 12 supercenters in South Dakota, and 2 Sam’s Clubs. It also has one empty store in Yankton, S.D. Rapid City, South Dakota already
Wal-Mart Developer Apologizes, Superstore Gone
February 23, 2008
This is another of those ‘Wal-Mart supercenter dies’ stories — but with a twist. In this case, Wal-Mart lost its developer. It happened this week
Local Merchants ‘Happy’ Wal-Mart Plan Is Suspended
February 22, 2008
Mayor Lee A. Celske describes Aledo, Illinois as “a quiet, friendly and safe rural community of 3,620 people that is a wonderful place to live
Wal-Mart Battle Comes Down To Definitions
February 21, 2008
A battle over definitions is shaping up in Whitehall Township, Michigan, where opponents say a 126,000 s.f. Wal-Mart superstore is a ‘shopping center,’ but the
Wal-Mart Lobbies To Protect Its Tax Loophole
February 21, 2008
While millions of working Virginians pay their state taxes on time, multi-state corporations like Wal-Mart are lobbying in Viriginia to protect an arcane loophole in
Wal-Mart Says Appeal Threatens “Freedom To Shop.”
February 19, 2008
Wal-Mart is defending the “Freedom to shop,” which was not on Norman Rockwell’s list of Freedoms — but is an important Freedom that we often
Wal-Mart Gets Bad News on Two Supercenter Plans
February 19, 2008
There’s double bad news for Wal-Mart supercenter projects in Corpus Christi, Texas. On February 6, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was pushing two new superstores
Mayor Says Wal-Mart’s Not Dead, Just In Flux
February 19, 2008
Waukesha, Wisconsin has always been a town that takes good care of its big box stores. On April 13, 2000, Sprawl-Busters reported that federal and
City Says OK to Wal-Mart If They Agree to Put Up Demolition Money
February 16, 2008
On November 11, 2007, Sprawl- Busters reported that a Wal-Mart supercenter project near Travis Air Force Base in Suisun City, California had crashed and burned.
Two Local Workers Delay Wal-Mart With Lawsuit
February 15, 2008
It’s nothing but delay in Delano. Wal-Mart’s plans to build a supercenter in Delano, California are tied up in litigation, brought by two local supermarket
Can’t Vote No Just Because Wal-Mart Sucks
February 15, 2008
This is the story of a village in Wisconsin where people may think Wal-Mart sucks, but they’re likely to get a 176,305 s.f. supercenter anyway.
Wal-Mart Dumps Another Town
February 14, 2008
On March 4, 2007, almost a year ago, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Planning Board in Lawrence, New Jersey was holding hearings on what the media
Another Wal-Mart Supercenter Project Collapses
February 13, 2008
Lake County, Florida, with its more than 1,000 lakes and rivers, describes itself as having “striking physical beauty” which has “captured the hearts and imagination
Wal-Mart ‘Toy Destroyer’ Gets No Jail Time.
February 12, 2008
Two months after his arrest on shoplifting charges for smashing a “toy” lamp in Wal-Mart’s parking lot, Buddy Childress is a free man. On December
Another Dead Wal-Mart Gets ‘Upcycled’
February 12, 2008
On January 12, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that a 94,860 s.f.”dark” Wal-Mart discount store on West Market Street in Tiffin, Ohio had been purchased by a
City Wants Law To Help Them Annex Land for Home Depot
February 9, 2008
Home Depot is pulling all the strings in El Cajon, California. On June 6, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported the controversial death of a Home Depot project
Residents Upset By Wal-Mart Superstore Plan
February 8, 2008
The city of Leavenworth, Kansas has much more than just a famous U.S. penitentiary. It has a Wal-Mart discount store on 4th Traffic Way, plus
Wal-Mart Dead After Canadian Developer Drops Land Option
February 8, 2008
After more than a year of high profile combat, a Wal-Mart supercenter proposed for northeast Portland, Oregon is gone. A quiet neighborhood in Portland got
Wal-Mart Gets 4th ‘Extension’ On Plans
February 8, 2008
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania is a 1.3 square mile area within North Whitehall Township. Schnecksville is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh Valley, with a population
Wal-Mart Fails To Provide New Traffic Data
February 6, 2008
On December 3, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was pushing two new superstores at once in Corpus Christi, Texas — but one of them had
Union Head Wins Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Store
February 5, 2008
In October of 2006, the Assembly in Anchorage, Alaska voted 8-2 to overturn a decision from its own Planning Commission that gave the cold shoulder
“Smaller” Wal-Mart Still Does Fit in City’s Plans
February 4, 2008
On October 30, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the City Council in Atascadero, California had voted 4-1 to require city staff to stop processing a Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Shrinks Store To Avoid Wetlands
February 4, 2008
There are already 3 Wal-Mart stores within 15 miles of Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. Two of these stores are supercenters in New Castle
Wal-Mart Superstore Expansion Raises Legal Response
February 3, 2008
Wal-Mart wants to expand its 125,500 s.f. discount store on University Drive in Vista, California. There are five Wal-Mart’s within 8 miles of Vista, a
Wal-Mart Spends $208,678 On Lobbyists in Massachusetts
February 2, 2008
Wal-Mart, the retailer with ‘everyday low prices,’ paid nearly a quarter of a million dollars last year to a small army of 9 lobbyists to
Wal-Mart’s Plans A ‘Mystery.’
February 2, 2008
Someone let Wal-Mart’s cat out of the bag in Exeter, Pennsylvania, and now the retailer has to stuff it back in. It’s not unusual for
Wal-Mart’s Money Centers
February 2, 2008
A banking company named National Commerce is depositing its trust in Wal-Mart to help enhance its bottom line. Memphis, Tennessee-based National Commerce is the parent