Wal-Mart Flier Confuses City Voters
October 26, 2010
City officials in Tehachapi, California were irked this week when Wal-Mart produced a glossy pamphlet promoting their superstore project, but made the flier look like
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Wal-Mart Looks To Saturate Target’s Home State
October 24, 2010
Wal-Mart announced this week that it plans to build its 18th store in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area, by purchasing a struggling 17 acre retail
Wal-Mart Pays $775,000 To Settle Expired Infant Formula Lawsuit
October 20, 2010
Wal-Mart Moms are not going to like this story. The world’s largest retailer was sued by the state of New Jersey two years ago for
Food Workers Union Scores Two Victories Against Wal-Mart Canada
October 17, 2010
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) dof Canada won two important victories this past week against the world’s largest retailer. A Court of
Hidden City Emails Show Favoritism Towards Wal-Mart
October 16, 2010
The gap between what public officials do publicly, versus what they say privately is big enough to fit a Wal-Mart supercenter. A citizen’s group in
Wal-Mart Leapfrogs Over Dead Store
October 14, 2010
There are currently six Wal-Mart stores in the Reno and Sparks, Nevada market area. Four of these stores are supercenters. When you look at a
After Three Years, Wal-Mart Plan Still in Court
October 10, 2010
Sprawl-Busters first reported on the battle over a Wal-Mart in North Whitehall, Pennsylvania on September 25, 2007. What probably looked like a three month process
Union Will Fight Wal-Mart Expansion
October 9, 2010
Residents in Millville, New Jersey don’t have far to travel to find a plentiful source of cheap Chinese imports. There are six Wal-Mart stores within
Hannaford’s Lawsuit Sends Wal-Mart Back To Planning Board
October 8, 2010
Two huge superstore chains have collided in New Hampshire, with the result that a proposed Wal-Mart superstore is now stuck in traffic gridlock. Wal-Mart has
Wal-Mart Wins One Appeal, Faces Another
October 6, 2010
On July 26, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that a proposed Wal-Mart superstore had stimulated two lawsuits against its efforts to pave over tiny Brooklyn, Connecticut. Four
City Willing To Give Wal-Mart Welfare Bailout
October 6, 2010
The welfare bailouts for Wal-Mart continue, this time just outside of the nation’s capital. On February 24, 2010, Sprawl- Busters reported that the city of
After 5 Year Battle, Wal-Mart Competitor Runs Out of Legal Options
October 4, 2010
On April 15, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter in Massachusetts had been thrown into a deep freeze. A rival grocery chain store,
African Unions Say Wal-Mart ‘One of Worst Companies in World’
October 2, 2010
It was hardly the graceful entrance into South Africa that Wal-Mart had hoped for. As soon as the U.S-based retailer announced this week that it
Two Towns Battle Over Wal-Mart On Border
October 2, 2010
The battleline has been drawn between two towns north of Boston, Massachusetts, and the line happens to be the same boundary line that separates one
Wal-Mart Uses Web to Organize For Key Vote October 5th.
October 1, 2010
Wal-Mart is trying to add a new skill to its resume: community organizer. The giant retailer for several years has been promoting its “Customer Action
Wal-Mart Rises Again From the Dead
September 28, 2010
On May 18, 2010, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart opponents in a small Canadian city had outlasted the world’s largest retailer, and scored a major victory
Wal-Mart Litigation Blocks Its Own Proposal
September 25, 2010
Wal-Mart has taken the unusual step of blocking its own progress on a superstore proposal by filing a lawsuit against a community that has already
Wal-Mart Suffers Sun Stroke At Village By The Sea
September 22, 2010
Wal-Mart was exposed to too much sun this week in Delray Beach, Florida, where the company’s plans for a ‘small’ superstore just melted away. According
Lawsuits Filed To Block Wal-Mart
September 19, 2010
At a Planning Commissioner’s hearing in Rohnert Park, California in late April, 2010, Wal-Mart couldn’t scrape up one vote in support of super-sizing its current
Wal-Mart Considering Dead Kmart Building
September 18, 2010
Since 2005, Sprawl-Busters has written a dozen stories about the never-ending battle against Wal-Mart in Tarpon Springs, Florida. But this week, the story took an
Citizen Litigation Holds Up Wal-Mart for Two Years
September 15, 2010
Sandy, Pennsylvania has a population of around 11,600 people. “Great neighborhoods and schools,” the township boasts, “good jobs, bustling commerce, superior transportation access, and year
Delayed Three Times, Wal-Mart Makes Move Again
September 13, 2010
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
More Bloodshed In Wal-Mart Parking Lots
September 12, 2010
There’s always something exciting going on at Wal-Mart — especially in the parking lot and the bathrooms. This autumn’s back-to-school season has been no exception.
City May Take Dead Wal-Mart By Eminent Domain
September 11, 2010
Citizens in Sheboygan, Wisconsin have learned the hard way that Wal-Mart will come to your town, and then depart. When they go, they can leave
After Four Years, Wal-Mart Still Playing One Town Off Another
September 9, 2010
Over the past 15 years, most of Wal-Mart’s new stores are replacement stores that shut down another unit nearby. No company in the history of
Open a Wal-Mart, Close A Wal-Mart
September 7, 2010
Wal-Mart opponents in Roanoke, Virginia have been through one roller coaster of a ride over the past four years. On March 13, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported
Wal-Mart Changes Decision, Goes Back to Superstore Plan
September 4, 2010
Almost two years ago, citizens in the neighboring towns of Fairlawn and Copley, Ohio got some big news: Wal-Mart was dropping plans to build a
Wal-Mart Loses Lobbying Effort to Gut California Environmental Law
September 1, 2010
Despite spending more than $246,750 on a Sacramento, California lobbying firm, Wal-Mart lost a major environmental ‘rollback’ bill in the California legislature this week. The
Wal-Mart Back With ‘Condensed’ 92,000 s.f. Store
August 31, 2010
In October of 2009, Eduardo Castro-Wright, then Wal-Mart’s vice chairman of U.S, stores, told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, “The writing is on the wall, we are
Developer & Wal-Mart Get $6 Million Bail Out From Taxpayers
August 29, 2010
On July 3, 2010, Sprawl-Busters reported that city of Houston, Texas not only has no zoning, but apparently it thinks rich developers need public welfare
Costco Seeks Store Six Times Larger Than Cap
August 23, 2010
Costco generally has a better reputation than Wal-Mart, but this is only because its growth plans are much lower than Wal-Mart’s, so the company is
After Three Years, Wal-Mart Still Battling Opponents
August 23, 2010
Some last minute wrangling has held up a proposed Wal-Mart superstore in a small township in Pennsylvania — but a final vote in favor of
Wal-Mart Gets Slam-Dunked by Planning Board
August 20, 2010
There was no doubt about how the Planning and Zoning Board in Delray, Florida felt about Wal-Mart. The giant retailer’s proposal to rezone land in
Wal-Mart Opponents Prevented From Speaking
August 18, 2010
For companies like Wal-Mart, silence is golden. If they can silence their opponents, they get the gold. In the township of Marple, Pennsylvania, local officials
Court Shuts Down Citizens’ Wal-Mart Appeal
August 17, 2010
On July 26, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that a proposed Wal-Mart superstore had stimulated two lawsuits against its efforts to pave over tiny Brooklyn, Connecticut. Four
Residents Marching Against Wal-Mart
August 15, 2010
Things are heating up this week in Delray Beach, Florida — but it has nothing to do with the August heat. On April 30, 2010,
Wal-Mart Sits Empty After Two Years
August 12, 2010
On March 14, 2007, Wal-Mart sacked its discount store in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, and opened up a larger superstore in neighboring Bedford. The Bedford
Wal-Mart’s Rotten Hunger Campaign
August 10, 2010
The Chronicle of Philanthropy declared this week that Wal-Mart was “the most generous” company in America, having donated more than $288 million in cash in
Wal-Mart Returns With Slightly Smaller Store
August 8, 2010
Wal-Mart hates to give up on any chance to make a few extra bucks, and the retailer has been known to become fixated on entering
‘Secret’ Letter Gives Wal-Mart Preliminary Approval.
August 4, 2010
What we have here is a failure to communicate. Members of the Borough Council in Exeter, Pennsylvania looked pretty foolish this week when it became
‘We’ve Always Had a Bad Reputation,’ Wal-Mart Admits
August 3, 2010
“There are only two kinds of people,” says Linda Elam, Mayor of Mount Juliet, Tennessee. “Those who live in Mt. Juliet and those who want
Wal-Mart Opponents Called ‘Un-American’
July 31, 2010
On May 10, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that a newspaper poll in Rohnert Park, California indicated that the public is losing enthusiasm for big box stores.
& Chicago, IL. Urban Sprawl On the March
July 30, 2010
The urban sprawl wars continue this week, as the Chicago, Illinois City Council approved the third Wal-Mart for the windy city, and officials in Houston
Smaller Wal-Mart Still Not Ready To Build
July 27, 2010
On September 28, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the town of Wellsville, New York was up against a Wal-Mart. Almost three years later, all is not
Recyling A Dead Wal-Mart For Peddlars
July 25, 2010
Many cities and towns across the country have been forced to confront the issue: what do you do with a huge, empty Wal-Mart? For some
Planning Board OK’s larger Wal-Mart, But Residents Still Fighting
July 24, 2010
When public officials get desperate — they make big mistakes. This week, the Planning Board in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, made a big mistake
Another Lawsuit Filed In Wal-Mart Superstore Battle
July 21, 2010
After nearly four years of trying to push its way into the small community of North Tonawanda, New York, Wal-Mart has merely pushed itself into
After 5 Year Legal Battle, Wal-Mart Is Still Not Building
July 19, 2010
On April 15, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter in Massachusetts had been thrown into a deep freeze. A rival grocery chain store,
Wal-Mart Makes Third Try For the Nation’s Capital
July 18, 2010
You may never see Barack Obama shopping there — but Wal-Mart has its eye on other shoppers in the nation’s capital. On August 28, 2004,
Wal-Mart Wants to “Live Free” on New Hampshire Subsidies
July 16, 2010
Wal-Mart understands the state slogan in New Hampshire: “Live Free or Die.” The giant retailer is once again trying to live off of free money
