Family of Suspected Slain Shoplifter Sues Wal-Mart
July 14, 2008
A few weeks before Christmas, 2012, Shelly Marie Frey was shot and killed in the parking lot of Wal-Mart supercenter #1279 on North Freeway by
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Mayor Wants ‘Do Over’ Vote on Wal-Mart Superstore Rejection
July 13, 2008
What part of “No” don’t they understand in Canada? On July 7, 2008, the city council in Guelph, Ontario rejected Wal-Mart’s proposal to increase by
City Board Overturns Its Planners, Votes To OK Superstore
July 12, 2008
On July 8th, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had shrunk the size of its proposed superstore, cut down the parking lot, and even offered to pay
Supervisors Flip-Flop To Vote For Wal-Mart
July 11, 2008
Township Supervisors in Moon, Pennsylvania took one giant step for mankind — and then they reversed it. The supervisors voted 3-2 against a Wal-Mart preliminary
Wal-Mart Returns With A ‘Woodsy Mountain Lodge’ Superstore
July 10, 2008
No one has ever compared a Wal-Mart supercenter to a “woodsy mountain lodge” — but that’s how one newspaper described Wal-Mart’s makeover plans for a
Wal-Mart Asks County For 40 Year No-Compete Clause
July 10, 2008
Wal-Mart, the supposed icon of the free market, wants a County board in Wisconsin to prevent public land surrounding its proposed store from being sold
Controversial Home Depot Opens To Traffic Jam
July 9, 2008
On November 19, 2004, Sprawl-Busters began the story of a citizens group’s efforts to block the construction of a Home Depot store in the Coconut
TIAA-CREF Pension Fund Criticized For Wal-Mart Investments
July 9, 2008
Shareholders and advocacy groups will press the giant pension fund, TIAA-CREF, at its annual shareholders meetings on July 15th in Denver, Colorado, to “reform or
Planners Give Wal-Mart’s Second Try Two Thumbs Down
July 8, 2008
Wal-Mart has shrunk the size of its proposed superstore, cut down the parking lot, and even offered to pay for road improvements — but its
After 10 Year Battle, Wal-Mart Wants To Get Bigger
July 7, 2008
Wal-Mart is making a major superstore push in Canada, including the community of Guelph, Ontario, where the retailer had to battle for more than ten
Wal-Mart Promises Double-Wide Aisles
July 6, 2008
It’s important that every community in America have at least one discount store with double-wide aisles. That’s what Wal-Mart has promised the residents of Poway,
Wal-Mart’s 4th Superstore In Legal Limbo
July 4, 2008
How many Wal-Mart does one community need? That’s a question that city officials in Rockford, Illinois — a community of roughly 155,000 people — have
Supervisors Reject Wal-Mart’s Preliminary Plan
July 4, 2008
On June 12, 2008, Sprawl-Busters went to the Moon. We spent an evening helping residents of Moon township, Pennsylvania, get organized, and form the group
After Six Years, Disabled Wal-Mart Worker Wins Big Lawsuit
July 2, 2008
In the 1990s, before Wal-Mart discovered the environment, the company used to prominently display its charitable giving to organizations helping the disabled. Photos of disabled
Cheer Up, Wal-Mart’s Not Coming!
July 2, 2008
There are no less than 20 Wal-Mart stores within 25 miles of Wrentham, Massachusetts. Only two of those stores are supercenters, but anyone resident addicted
Wal-Mart Waltzes Into Small Township
July 1, 2008
If a groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania comes out of his hole on Route 119, he’s likely to see the shadow of a huge Wal-Mart supercenter.
Wal-Mart Confident Of Approval For Superstore
June 30, 2008
Blair, Nebraska, a city with roughly 8,000 people, is located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri River, about twenty minutes north of metropolitan Omaha. Blair
Wal-Mart Green Is The Color of Money
June 29, 2008
Wal-Mart officials have said repeatedly “we are not a green company.” But as sure as green is the color of money, Wal-Mart is a green
Wal-Mart Tries Again On Smaller Site
June 28, 2008
In October of 2006, the Assembly in Anchorage, Alaska voted 8-2 to overturn a decision from its own Planning Commission that rejected a proposed Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Supercenter Plan Stalled By Litigation
June 28, 2008
On March 20, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that homeowners in Rocky Point, Long Island, one of the 51 hamlets of Brookhaven, New York, have been fighting
City Gives Preliminary Approval To Limit Location of Big Box Stores
June 26, 2008
On June 19, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had decided not to pave over wetlands in Lady’s Island, South Carolina. Wal-Mart had applied for a
After Nearly Four Years, Citizens End Legal Challenge to Wal-Mart
June 26, 2008
On December 3, 2006, Sprawl-Busters updated the story of residents in Pullman, Washington, who were engaged in a marathon legal battle to block a Wal-Mart
Citizens Sue City Over Wal-Mart Rezoning
June 25, 2008
On October 10, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Polson, Montana had organized to prevent Wal-Mart from closing down its existing store, just to build
Wal-Mart Cuts Its Superstore In Half
June 24, 2008
Two words out of Austin, Texas this week: “We won!” Citizen pressure and legal delays have prodded Wal-Mart to cut a proposed supercenter in half.
Wal-Mart Withdraws Even A Smaller Plan
June 23, 2008
On April 3, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had tried to squeeze too many stores into Port Orange, Florida, population 56,000, and the retailer was
Craft Store Closes After 27 Years, Blames Wal-Mart
June 23, 2008
One of the country’s most prestigious newspapers, The Washington Post, ran a story June 23, 2008 implying that when Wal-Mart comes to town, neighborhood businesses
After A Six Year Battle, Wal-Mart Finally Starts To Build
June 22, 2008
If Wal-Mart thought building a supercenter in Pittsfield, Michigan was going to be a six month process — they ended up spending six years embroiled
Wal-Mart Suffers Second Rejection
June 21, 2008
Two strikes and you’re out. Wal-Mart has been rejected twice in the small town of Zionsville, Indiana (pop. 12,500). This is a community that boasts
City Officials Don’t Like Wal-Mart’s Looks
June 21, 2008
This week Iowa City, Iowa is just starting to recover from the flooding of the Iowa River. Local residents and business owners impacted by the
Wal-Mart ‘Back On Track’ For Supercenter
June 21, 2008
On April 12, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Frenchtown, Michigan was the 49th community to see its proposed Wal-Mart supercenter either cancelled or delayed since June
Eco-Site Forever Protected From Wal-Mart
June 19, 2008
On June 6, 2005, Sprawl-Busters updated the battle against a Wal-Mart superstore in Titusville, Florida, where residents had been locked in a struggle to keep
Wal-Mart Gives Up Effort To Pave Over Wetlands
June 19, 2008
Mother Nature and Lady’s Island have conspired to defeat Mr. Smiley. On February 28, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had decided to appeal a decision
Wal-Mart Returns Seven Months Later With Plans
June 18, 2008
Chesterton Indiana describes itself as a “small, yet quickly growing town.” It is the gateway to the Indiana Dunes State Park, with a 2006 population
Wal-Mart Pulls out of 71st Superstore Plan
June 18, 2008
This week Wal-Mart announced once again that it is slowing down the rate of growth of new supercenters in the United States. In June of
Citizen Litigation Delayed Wal-Mart Opening
June 17, 2008
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
Wal-Mart Plan Sits Atop A Steep Slope
June 16, 2008
Thirteen years ago, a woman in Newberry township, Pennsylvania wrote a letter to Wal — Mart’s president, David Glass, in the form of a petition
Residents Reach Signature Goal To Put Size Cap On Ballot
June 15, 2008
This week, a voter initiative petition designed to prevent big box stores in Atascadero, California gathered the necessary 1,511 signatures to be presented to the
Court Rules Against Wal-Mart Opponents
June 14, 2008
On January 12, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart wanted to build a supercenter in the floodplains of Amherst, New York. Residents in Amherst told Sprawl-Busters:
Residents Organize To Fight The Best Wal-Mart
June 12, 2008
Sometimes even the best just isn’t good enough. In Moon, Pennsylvania, the Chairman of the township’s board of Supervisors has been wrestling with Wal-Mart’s application
Commissioner Changes Vote, Wal-Mart Approved
June 11, 2008
Local land use decisions are 90% politics, 10% science. Even though a Wal-Mart superstore in Cudahy, Wisconsin is incompatible with the city’s growth plans, and
Tale Of Two Cities Battling Over Wal-Mart
June 10, 2008
On April 5, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that the village of East Dundee, Illinois was in an uproar because a real estate listing showed that the
Wal-Mart scraps 70th Superstore Project
June 9, 2008
In March of 2008, a 180,000 s.f. Wal-Mart superstore opened in Granby, New York, listed by Wal-Mart as a store in Fulton, New York on
Wal-Mart Cancels 69th Project
June 8, 2008
In February of 2004, the city of Lee’s Summit, Missouri published a Downtown Community Visioning Study, which produced this vision for the center of the
One Man’s Legal Battle With Wal-Mart Continues
June 8, 2008
On July 11, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Etna, Ohio had organized to fight off a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter on the east side of
Wal-Mart Wants Potato Farm For Distribution Center
June 8, 2008
A developer has unveiled a plan to build a huge, 1.1 million square foot Wal-Mart distribution center on a 235 acre parcel of land roughly
Wal-Mart Proposes Superstore Across The Street From Its Discount Store.
June 8, 2008
Tunkhannock township, Pennsylvania, had a population in 2006 of 4,327 people. That’s about where the population stood in 1990. The township promotes itself as being
Wal-Mart Approval Spawns Recall Vote
June 7, 2008
Unhappy residents in Muskego, Wisconsin are fed up with their elected officials, and just aren’t going to take it anymore. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel,
Wal-Mart Walks Out On Its Promenade Project, #68 Cancelled Or Delayed
June 5, 2008
After four years of controversy, Wal-Mart had decided to walk on its project in Fontana, California, known as The Promenade. On December 27, 2006, Sprawl-Busters
Plan Commission Angers Voters With Wal-Mart OK
June 4, 2008
On April 29, 2008 Sprawl-Busters narrated the story of Wal-Mart’s plan to build a superstore in the community of Muskego, Wisconsin. There are 13 Wal-Marts
A developer wants to put a 203,750 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter 1,700 feet from the Lower Macungie, PA ?
June 3, 2008
The wage gap at Wal-Mart between the highest paid executive and the lowest paid clerk has narrowed this past year — but not because of