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
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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
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
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
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
Residents Say “No More Hope for Wal-Mart”
August 10, 2014
Wal-Mart is like a cheap pair of underwear: they keep creeping up on you. Residents in the community of Hope Mills, North Carolina have organized
Wal-Mart Dropped From Plan, Neighbors Pleased
August 3, 2014
Homeowners in southeast Atlanta feel like they dodged a bullet this week. According to media reports, a developer has publicly confirmed that a large Wal-Mart
Judge Rules Against Citizens in Wal-Mart Superstore Appeal
July 27, 2014
On July 23, 2014, a judge in the 14th Circuit Court of the County of Muskegon, Michigan ruled against local residents in Whitehall Township who
Wal-Mart Admits Residents “Are Upset About Something.”
July 26, 2014
The town of McCandless, Pennsylvania, pop. 28,000, has 6 Wal-Mart stores within 15 miles of its borders—including a supercenter in Cranberry, PA just 9 miles
Op-Ed on Wal-Mart’s Race To The Bottom
July 26, 2014
The following Op-Ed was written by Martin Bennett, an Instructor Emeritus of History at Santa Rosa Junior College and co-chair of North Bay Jobs with
Wal-Mart’s Vigilante Justice Against Suspected Shoplifters
July 24, 2014
After spending the last six months in jail, Kenneth C. Moureau will enter an El Cajon, California Superior Courtroom on July 22nd. to fight charges
Wal-Mart Sounds Bitter After Superstore Defeat Downtown
July 18, 2014
On March 10, 2014, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Green Bay, Wisconsin City Council had voted unanimously to classify a site Wal-Mart wanted for a superstore
Comedian’s Accident At Wal-Mart’s Hands No Joke
July 12, 2014
Officials at Wal-Mart are not laughing today, following the Associated Press story that comedian Tracy Morgan is suing the giant retailer over a highway accident
Hundreds of Homeowners Sign Petition To Block Wal-Mart Superstore
July 6, 2014
Sprawl-Busters heard this week from unhappy residents in the city of Mansfield, Texas, who don’t want another Wal-Mart superstore in their community. According to the
Wal-Mart Workers In Colorado Speak Out
June 21, 2014
The following op-ed column was sent to Sprawl-Busters by author Dave Anderson. His column appeared in the Boulder Weekly on June 19th. This month, something
Investor Groups Say Wal-Mart Violates Labor Laws
June 21, 2014
A group of American and Canadian socially-concerned and faith-based shareholders of Wal-Mart stock — led by the As You Sow Foundation — are charging that
After 10 Years, Wal-Mart Survives A Snake Bite, But Still Has Problems Ahead
June 14, 2014
For ten years, Wal-Mart has been trying to slither its way onto a huge superstore site overlapping the towns of Toms River and Manchester, New
Home Depot Discrimination Suit
June 10, 2014
In a letter to Home Depot employees last year, CEO Arthur Blank said “the secret to Home Depot’s success is its Values, which have guided
Taxpayers Pay $2.9 Million For Wal-Mart Employees Health Insurance.
June 8, 2014
A new report prepared by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy entitled “Employers Who Have 50 Or More Employees Using Public Health
Shareholders Pressure Wal-Mart For Lobbying Disclosure
May 27, 2014
On June 6, the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, will be transformed into a gladiator pit at Wal-Mart’s annual meeting, where shareholders will do
“Without an item price, consumers can be systematically ripped off.” That’s the warning from Michiga?
May 4, 2014
“Without an item price, consumers can be systematically ripped off.” That’s the warning from Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley, who announced recently that Home Depot
Citizens Mark One Year Legal Delay in Wal-Mart Superstore
May 4, 2014
On April 25, 2014—just over a year ago—Sprawl-Busters first wrote about a battle in Whitehall Township, Michigan, where a 126,000 s.f. Wal-Mart superstore had exploded
Home Depot is apparently willing to pay the price for violating Michigan law–repeatedly. Michigan A?
May 3, 2014
Home Depot is apparently willing to pay the price for violating Michigan law–repeatedly. Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley wants to nail Home Depot for failing
Wal-Mart “Express” Crushes Small Texas Towns
April 26, 2014
Wal-Mart is pushing its smallest “Express” stores into a series of tiny Texas towns that are hungry for anything that pays taxes. Clyde, Anson, Albany,
Activists Ask Hillary Clinton to Urge Wal-Mart To Raise Wages
April 22, 2014
Dozens of labor scholars, women’s groups, and Walmart activists issued a letter today asking Hillary Clinton touse her deep Walmart ties to urge the mega-??retailer
Wal-Mart Developers Give Up Fight. That’s the headline in the Tri-County Times in Fenton, MI. A spok?
April 18, 2014
Wal-Mart Developers Give Up Fight. That’s the headline in the Tri-County Times in Fenton, MI. A spokesman for the developer, AIG Baker of Alabama, told
Imagine being only 25 footsteps from a Super Kmart! Kmart has a battle going with citizens in its ho?
April 12, 2014
Imagine being only 25 footsteps from a Super Kmart! Kmart has a battle going with citizens in its home state of Michigan. With headquarters in
Residents Scramble To Stop Another Wal-Mart
April 12, 2014
Wal-Mart has finally thrown off the veil and revealed itself to the small city of Versailles, Kentucky, population 8,900–and many residents are up in arms.
$2.3 Million In Welfare For Wal-Mart
April 6, 2014
Congressman Bernie Sanders has called Wal-Mart the largest welfare beneficiary in America. Not only is its workforce heavily subsidized by the U.S. taxpayer, for benefits
Wal-Mart “Drops Ball” In Assault Against Elderly Shopper
March 23, 2014
After a flurry of national media stories, Wal-Mart has issued a public apology to a 68 year old shopper who was the victim of an
9 Year Court Battle Continues Over Cap on Wal-Mart Store
March 11, 2014
In August of 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart wanted to build a superstore in the city of Frankenmuth, Michigan, which prides itself of its “Little
Wal-Mart Proposal For Downtown Superstore Goes Down Hard
March 10, 2014
It wasn’t even close. A proposed 154,000 s.f . Wal-Mart superstore on 15 acres in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin was defeated March 4th by a
Wal-Mart Shifts to Smaller Formats, But Superstores Remain
March 2, 2014
The media made a lot of Wal-Mart’s recent announcement that it would be building more smaller format stores. But less noticed was the fact that
County Sends Wal-Mart Plan To City, Citizen Appeal Possible
March 1, 2014
On February 15th, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was attempting to return to the small community of Crestwood, Kentucky—where the giant retailer once had a discount
Wal-Mart’s Return To This Small City Doesn’t Sit Well
February 15, 2014
Just before Christmas of 2013, Wal-Mart announced that it was returning to Crestwood, Kentucky, a community of less than 5,000 people. The giant retailer had
City Officials Caught Giving Wal-Mart Secret “Crooked” Deal
February 8, 2014
About six months ago, Sprawl-Busters reported on a citizen’s battle against a Wal-Mart superstore in Cibolo, Texas. Today, everyone in this city of roughly 18,000
Small City Puts Wal-Mart Deal On Ice For A Year–But Back Door Still Open
January 30, 2014
In May of 2013, the city of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin reached agreement with a mall developer to construct a huge big box “Town Centre” (which is
Big Box Darwinism
January 20, 2014
On December 4, 2013, Sprawl-Busters reported that city of Rock Hill, South Carolina, a community of roughly 68,000 people, was turning into a grocery store