WMT IS BUILDING A 720,000 sf GROCERY WAREHOUSE IN S.C. Sprawl ruining another 201 acres. Walmart plans $450M grocery distribution center, 400 jobs in Lyman,
THE 2019 REFERENDUM IN GREENFIELD BROUGHT OUT MORE THAN 2,000 VOTERS IN OPPOSITION TO A CITY COUNCIL VOTE. 40% OF VOTERS WHO VOTED. WHEN DO
BIDEN TO MEET WITH WMT, HD & UNIONS TODAY “to discuss collective efforts to address global transportation supply chain bottlenecks.” Buy More American: you won’t
DOLLAR TREE TELLS MEDIA ONE OF ITS CARGO SHIPS WAS 2 MONTHS LATE because “a crew member tested positive for COVID.” DLTR “imports more containers
I KNOW HALLOWEEN IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER—but there are some PRETTY SCARY things being said about referendums in Greenfield. We are being warned that
WMT & NETFLIX PARTNER ON A “NETFLIX HUB AT WMT,” which makes WMT the source for Netflix Show products like music, apparel, toys & games:
AMZN REP’S. MISLED THE [HOUSE JUDICIARY] COMMITTEE…they may have lied to Congress… a pattern of exploiting proprietary data from individual sellers to launch competing products
THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE AT ITS APRIL 26th MEETING “decided it should not be put in the position to recommend to the full Council to
AMZN PUTS ITS OWN BRANDS & PRODUCTS AHEAD OF COMPETITORS IN SEARCHES “even competitors with higher customer ratings & more sales…Only 17% of [public] said
WMT & NETFLIX PARTNER ON A “NETFLIX HUB AT WMT,” which makes WMT the source for Netflix Show products like music, apparel, toys & games:
TAKE A FEW MOMENTS ON THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO READ & LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE IN GREENFIELD ARE SAYING ABOUT WHY THEY ARE VOTING “NO
WHAT A GREAT “SIGN STAND OUT” CREW ON SATURDAY! We are now being called “a shadow government,” but we are the ones openly challenging how
TELL CONGRESS TO TAX BILLIONAIRE WEALTH IN THE BUILD BACK BETTER PLAN. That’s where the money is. “Behind every great fortune is a crime.” -Balzak
AMZN APPEALS $865 M fine from the European Union over data-protection rules. AMZN says there never was a data breach. Alexa—did you tape that? Amazon
GOOGLE LENS WILL SOON ALLOW YOU TO SEARCH FOR PRODUCTS USING IMAGES & VIDEO not just text, “from large retailers…to local stores.” Go on a
AMZN LOOKS TO BUY LONG-RANGE AIRBUS & BOEING PASSENGER PLANES REFURBISHED INTO CARGO JETS, so it can import goods directly from China. A very dirty
WHY WOULD ANY GREENFIELD VOTER CUT THEIR REFERENDUM POWER? Look at what has happened to our City council elections: all the people in office are
I STAND BY THIS QUOTE! Sandy Rosenthal on Twitter Read more on Facebook
SANDY THOMAS’ COLUMN IN THE RECORDER MAKES ME REALIZE THAT “SMALL GROUPS” OF ELECTED/APPOINTED OFFICIALS ARE WARNING US TO BEWARE OF “SMALL GROUPS.” Every referendum,
A PERSON WAS STABBED IN THE STOMACH AT WALMART IN ITHACA “during an altercation with another person who fled from the area on foot.” Violence,
TODAY’S MY TURN IN THE RECORDER BY SANDY THOMAS explains who the real “small group” really is that’s controlling the decisions in Greenfield, and why
TODAY’S MY TURN IN THE RECORDER BY SANDY THOMAS explains who the real “small group” really is that’s controlling the decisions in Greenfield, and why
IN 2018, BLIND CUSTOMERS SUED WALMART charging “the company violates the ADA because its self-checkout kiosks are not fully accessible to blind customers.” Fed judge
KROGER INVADES NEW ENGLAND WITH ROBOTIC DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSES FOR ONLINE SAME-DAY DELIVERY. KR has no brick & mortar stores in N.E.—which is choking on grocery
AMZN’S GOAL IS NO LONGER TO HAVE ITS WORKERS IN THE OFFICE “AT LEAST 3 DAYS A WEEK.” Now it’s “we’re going to leave this
THIS WEK’S EPISODE OF SANDY ROSENTHAL’S PODCAST “BEAT THE BIG GUYS” SHARES A MIC WITH SPRAWL-BUSTERS. Here’s the You Tube link: Al Norman on Beat
WMT RECALLS BABY CEREAL WITH HIGH ARSENIC LEVELS & ALMOND FLOUR CRACKERS. “WMT pulled the baby cereal from all of its stores & from its
HEADLINES LIKE THIS DRIVE WALMART EXEC’s CRAZY—but crime is an everyday problem at WMT—the most dangerous place in America to shop! https://www.inquirer.com/crime/walmart-burlington-county-shooting-albert-williams-dione-williams-20211008.html Read more on
WALMART CANADA BEEFS UP: buying 1.5 M lbs of beef “sourced from certified sustainable producers… demonstrates the company’s commitment for the entire food-supply chain, from
WALMART’S “GOLOCAL” HOME DELIVERY SERVICE HAS ITS 1ST RETAIL CLIENT: HOME DEPOT. Delivery of HD products will be made in unmarked vans. Driver shortage is
ARVEST BANK, WHICH IS ALMOST ENTIRELY OWNED BY THE WALTONS, is selling 16 branches to other banks “to decrease its brick-and-mortar footprint…customers want advanced digital
“WHEN I LEAVE FOR WORK, I wonder if I’ll leave the job at the end of the day in my car, or in an ambulance.”
“CORPORATIONS LIKE AMAZON HAVE BECOME TOO BIG AND TOO POWERFUL. They’re hurting workers & small businesses, harming our environment, & threatening the future of our
HERE’S YOUR FIRST LOOK AT THE GREENFIELD BALLOT VOTERS WILL SEE ON NOV. 2. On the right side of your ballot is “Question 1.” You
DUMP YOUR FROSTED FLAKES!KELLOGG’S THREATENS TO SEND TONY THE TIGER TO MEXICO. 1,400 union workers are out on strike. Kellogg’s threatens “to send additional jobs
DEBT CEILING SHOULD BE ABOLISHED: “A recession caused by an arbitrary legal rule that spending cannot exceed (falling) taxes means that the budget would actually
AMZN’S “PERFECTFIT” FACEMASK 1 OF 10 FED. CONTEST WINNERS: all-day protection from viruses/pollution; comfortable as a cloth mask; reduces inhalation of aerosol droplets containing viruses
TARGET OFFERS WORKERS $2 HOLIDAY HRS. PAY HIKE. “This is just one more way of expressing our deep gratitude for your significant contributions.” Big box
AMZN WILL PAY YOU $1,000 “in the unlikely event a defective product sold through Amazon.com causes property damage or personal injury.” “Frivolous or abusive claims”
APPAREL SALES SHARES DOWN AT AMZN & WMT because shoppers emerging from Covid quarantine want “more stylish & trendier” clothes than either retailer offer. AMZN
IN 2002, THE DIRECTOR OF THE INITIATIVE & REFERENDUM INSTITUTE TOLD THE GREENFIELD RECORDER: “Lawmakers don’t like (citizen initiatives), citizens do like it. We should
BECAUSE OF WORLDWIDE CARGO SHIP BOTTLENECKS, WALMART & HOME DEPOT SHOULD MERGE. “This is a way to jazz up their brand.” WMT will never be
BARBEQUED JACKFRUIT? That’s one of the organic heat & eat delivered meals offered by WMT’s Sam’s Club for $11.80 per meal. In 3 minutes you
AMAZON’S DORKY NEW ROBOT—ONE MORE THING FOR YOU TO TRIP OVER: designed to help you with “a range of tasks like home monitoring & keeping
Scott County, IA The old meets the new. A new Amazon facility rises up behind this old house. Read more on Facebook
THE CITIZEN’S RIGHT TO A REFERENDUM IS AT THE HEART OF OUR DEMOCRACY. The city council has voted to rewrite our city Charter to weaken
WMT SHAREHOLDERS FILE LAWSUIT OVER HANDLING OF OPIOID CRISIS. “The Company finds itself in a veritable tornado… for its role in creating & exacerbating America’s
AFTER 53 YEARS, HOME DEPOT HAS DISCOVERED DIVERSITY! “Black workers are a rare find” in construction industry. HD Foundation will offer after-school “training opportunities for
FTC TOLD INDIE GROCERS GET SQUEEZED BY “POWERFUL BUYERS” LIKE WMT & AMZN, WHO IMPOSE “DISCRIMINATORY CONTRACT TERMS” ON SUPPLIERS, who give more favorable prices,
FED JUDGE WARNS WMT OF “FINANCIAL PERIL” from opioid lawsuits. If pharmacy owners “want to hemorrhage money trying cases all over the country, they have
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.