Season’s Shootings At Wal-Mart
December 5, 2015
Guns were blazing this week at the Wal-Mart in the Chicago suburb of Darien, Illinois, a small city with a population of 22,315. A shooting
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Residents Organize To Fight Wal-Mart ‘Commercial Creep’
November 11, 2015
Lamar County, Mississippi has a population of close to 55,000 people spread out over 500 square miles of mostly rural communities. It???s located in the
Wal-Mart Toilets Now Flush. Workers They Flushed Now Gone.
November 6, 2015
After 7 months offline, Wal-Mart reopened today a Pico Rivera,, CA store that was ostensibly closed for plumbing repairs—but workers there say it was just
Wal-Mart Superstore Attracts $1 Million In Tax Subsidy
November 3, 2015
There are already two Wal-Mart supercenters within 5 miles of the small community of Maryville, Tennessee, which has a population of just over 28,000 people.
Wal-Mart Drives All The Competition Out Of Town
October 25, 2015
In a letter dated October 23, 2015, Brandon Scholz, the President of the Wisconsin Grocers Association explains what happens in food retailing when a town
Wal-Mart Dreams of Clean Floors and Friendly Associates
October 18, 2015
On October 14th, Wal-Mart conducted its 22nd Annual Meeting for the Investment Community, featuring 5 of its top management, and 14 analysts from companies like
Small Local Grocery Owner Vows To Challenge Walmart
September 29, 2015
LeBlanc???s, a small local food chain in Gonzales, LA. is fighting a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market proposed across the street. Owner Randy LeBlanc is upset over
Michigan Supreme Court Denies Citizen Appeal Against Wal-Mart
September 12, 2015
Sprawl-Busters first began writing about Whitehall, Michigan’s battle against Wal-Mart in March of 2013. Activists there have continued to speak out against the negative impact
Mayor Declares Local Wal-Mart A Crime Nuisance
August 18, 2015
Mayor Dennis Buckley has pretty much fed up with Wal-Mart. The mayor of Beech Grove, IN has endured a string of criminal incidents and bad
Woman Is Pistol-Whipped In Parking Lot, Sues Wal-Mart
July 24, 2015
October 14, 2012 is the last day Maria Sklias of Tucson, Arizona ever shopped at Wal-Mart. Then 58 years old, the Tucson businesswoman parked her
Lawmaker Accuses Wal-Mart of “Economic Terrorism.”
July 15, 2015
A member of Canada’s Parliament says the Canadian government should intervene to force Wal-Mart to respect worker’s rights in that country, in the aftermath of
In July of 1995, I spoke to a crowd of citizens who were fighting a proposed mall next to a developm?
July 15, 2015
In July of 1995, I spoke to a crowd of citizens who were fighting a proposed mall next to a development of residential homes and
Wal-Mart Hiding Assets In Overseas Tax Havens
July 11, 2015
The group Americans for Tax Fairness has begun an online campaign to “Urge the Securities and Exchange Commission to Demand Full Disclosure of Wal-Mart’s Offshore
City Council Votes To Cap The Size Of Retail Stores
June 19, 2015
The Western Massachusetts community of Easthampton has take a big step towards stopping big box stores. The City Council on June 17th voted unanimously to
Wal-Mart’s Assault On Wildlife Refuge Is Over
June 7, 2015
On May 11, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that a coalition of labor, neighbors, and environmental groups had won an important victory over Wal-Mart and sprawl development
Wal-Mart Developer Uses Lawsuit To Bring Town Into Submission
June 1, 2015
Last week, Sprawl-Busters received a letter from frustrated residents of a small town in North Carolina that was trying to zone out big box stores,
Wal-Mart Has To Move The Dead For New Store
May 11, 2015
Residents in the small community of Hope Mills, North Carolina have been fighting Wal-Mart for at least 9 months. This week, they ???dug up??? some
Banned from 4,540 Wal-Marts
April 26, 2015
On April 9, 2015, Wanda M. was banned from Walmart. Wanda signed a document entitled “Notification of Restriction from Property,” which reads: Walmart can prohibit
Wal-Mart Annual Meeting Rejects Shareholders’ Proposals
April 20, 2015
18,000 Wal-Mart stockholders — minus yours truly (my one share notwithstanding) — gathered June 6th. in the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas to celebrate
CVS, the Rhode Island based convenience store chain, with more than $15 billion in revenue and 4,100?
April 16, 2015
CVS, the Rhode Island based convenience store chain, with more than $15 billion in revenue and 4,100 stores, has run into a “Mammoth” problem in
The newspaper headline sums it up: “Judge: Town is right; Rite Aid is wrong.” Citizens in the tiny t?
April 8, 2015
The newspaper headline sums it up: “Judge: Town is right; Rite Aid is wrong.” Citizens in the tiny town of Henniker, New Hampshire have beaten
Residents Start Online Petition to Avoid Wal-Mart Shopping
March 29, 2015
Sprawl-Busters first began writing about Whitehall, Michigan’s battle against Wal-Mart in March of 2013. Activists there have continued to speak out against the negative impact
Sprawl Costs U.S. Economy More Than $1 Trillion Annually
March 19, 2015
Urban sprawl costs the American economy more than US$1 trillion annually, according to a new study by the New Climate Economy. It estimates that Americans
Another Rite Aid, wrong town story. A citizens group in this New Hampshire town of around 14,000 pop?
March 19, 2015
Another Rite Aid, wrong town story. A citizens group in this New Hampshire town of around 14,000 pop, Historic Clarement First has announced that it
Wal-Mart Spends $50,000 To Buy It’s Way Into Yuma
March 15, 2015
There???s no question that Wal-Mart has the best elections money can buy. The world???s largest retailer just spent $8.87 per vote to secure a building
Court Says Wal-Mart Can’t Charge $49,000 For Public Documents
February 28, 2015
There’s been a prolonged Paper War between Wal-Mart, and a citizens group in Ceres, California which has been pursuing the public record in a superstore
Wal-Mart Says Lawsuits Against Them Are “A Cottage Industry”
February 28, 2015
Wal-Mart had a few complaints to level recently against people who sue them to block their new big box stores. The retailer admitted that litigation
Wal-Mart Raises Wages Under Public Pressure
February 19, 2015
Wal-Mart’s CEO Doug McMillon (McMillion?)today announced in a video-taped message to workers that wages for about 40% of its workforce will rise slowly. The wage
Wal-Mart Still Trying To Break Into Community After 15 Years.
February 16, 2015
How many years will Wal-Mart pursue a superstore site? The people of Auburn, California have been fighting for almost 15 years to stop Wal-Mart in
Edenton, NC is a coastal community of just under 6,000 people. It describes itself as a “storybook p?
February 1, 2015
Edenton, NC is a coastal community of just under 6,000 people. It describes itself as a “storybook place…a remarkable small southern town with an unsurpassed
Woman-Owned Vest Company Sets Soaked by Shark Tank, Wal-Mart
January 27, 2015
On January 13, 2015, entrepreneur Michael Wooley appeared on Episode 607 of ABC’s Shark Tank, seeking a $50,000 investment in exchange for 10 percent of
Citizens in Detroit, MI have sued their City Council to stop the construction of a Super Kmart on 13?
January 12, 2015
It sure didn’t take much to buy off actor/gender rights activist Geena Davis, who is collaborating with Wal-Mart on the first Bentonville Film Festival. On
Wal-Mart Takes Aim at Dollar Generals in Small Texas Towns
December 28, 2014
There are many tiny towns in Texas that can be described as a wide spot in the road. The community of Edgewood, Texas, with a
Wal-Mart In No Rush To Commit To Approved Store
December 26, 2014
The city of Atascadero, California has been waiting for a Wal-Mart for more than 8 years. It was not easy to get the project approved
Wal-Mart Developer Wants Welfare Tax Rebate
December 2, 2014
A Wal-Mart developer has proposed building the largest retail complex in the history of the village of Antioch. Illlinois, with 15 buildings and over 400,000
Wal-Mart Workers See Red On Black Friday
November 28, 2014
Angered Wal-Mart employees are walking off the job today on Black Friday. The workers are seeing red because of Wal-Mart’s retaliation against associates who speak
Wal-Mart Refuses To Give Up After More Than A Decade of Opposition
November 22, 2014
What part of “No” doesn’t Wal-Mart understand? Sprawl-Busters first learned of a Wal-Mart battle in the small town of Ballston, New York in January of
Court Rules “Uninspiring . . . Average” Wal-Mart Superstore Can Proceed.
November 9, 2014
Seven years ago this month, Sprawl-Busters posted the first story about the city of Ceres, California, located in the central San Joaquin Valley, 80 miles
Third Wal-Mart Comes With A Wild Flower Garden
November 2, 2014
Never let it be said that the Wal-Mart corporate empire is unfriendly to the environment. To show its “green” nature, Wal-Mart has promised the 67,000
In 1989, Alma Hirsch sold a tract of land to the city of Warsaw, Missouri on the condition that the ?
October 15, 2014
In 1989, Alma Hirsch sold a tract of land to the city of Warsaw, Missouri on the condition that the land be used for high
Sam Walton boasted in his autobiography that Wal-Mart had become its own competition, and in discuss?
October 7, 2014
Sam Walton boasted in his autobiography that Wal-Mart had become its own competition, and in discussing his saturation strategy, used Springfield, MO as a case
Residents Resist “Tiny Target” In Their Neighborhood
October 5, 2014
Target is the target of angry residents in the neighborhood of South Park, in San Diego, California. What the media is calling a “Tiny Target”
City Must Dig Deep To Pay For Roadwork To Wal-Mart
October 4, 2014
Since 2006, Sprawl-Busters has posted 13 stories about the citizens’ battle in Atascadero, California to keep out a Wal-Mart superstore. The group “Save Atasacadero” has
A Year Later, Residents Still Protest Outside Wal-Mart Store
September 6, 2014
In most communities, once a Wal-Mart manages to get in, the opponents go back to the rest of their lives. But not in Boulder, Colorado.
Yankee Magazine Says Sprawl-Busters Saved This Downtown
August 31, 2014
Yankee magazine in its Sept/Oct issue, offers a 3 page profile of Greenfield, Massachusetts, including its “classic New England downtown–the kind that’s been disappearing since
Residents Upset With Wal-Mart’s Plans For 3 Neighborhood Markets
August 31, 2014
Wal-Mart’s “saturation” strategy is best summarized by its late founder, Sam Walton, who wrote in his autobiography, “We became our own competition.” Studies of Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Pushes Rezoning Plan on Quaint Small Town
August 16, 2014
Several days ago, upset residents in the community of Timberville, Virginia reported that they are organizing to fight off a 128,000 s.f. Wal-Mart Supercenter that
Citizens Continue Legal Battle Against Wal-Mart With Court Appeal
August 14, 2014
Wal-Mart’s efforts to build a new superstore in Whitehall Township, Michigan are far from over. Local residents fighting the project have been unable to convince
Town Sends Back Wal-Mart “Donations”
August 14, 2014
The Town Manager in the community of Hope Mills, North Carolina is sending back some gifts from Wal-Mart, which happened to arrive in the middle
Neighbors Have “A Better Vision” Than Another Wal-Mart
August 11, 2014
Wheat Ridge, Colorado is a community of roughly 30,500 people, an inner ring suburb of Denver. The community on paper looks like a progressive land
