Wal-Mart Tabled.
March 24, 2000
On 12/13/99, newsflash reported the absurd plan by Wal-Mart to move its store from one side of the street, to the other. Wal-Mart hopes to
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The Unimaginative Wal-Mart
March 24, 2000
The developer of a 27 acre Northridge Crossing Shopping Center in Westerville, Ohio, withdrew his plans one year ago — but now he’s baaaaack. His
Wal-Mart Loses “Creeper” Lawsuit
March 21, 2000
When 29 year old Sherry Haley went to her local Wal-Mart in Farmington, Maine on February 3, 1998, instead of walking out with merchandise, she
Town Caps Retail Size at 40,000 s.f.
March 21, 2000
Last year (see 1/28/99 newsflash from index) we reported that a developer in Walpole, New Hampshire had accepted defeat of a Wal-Mart store with grace.
Union Seeks Wal Injunction ag
March 15, 2000
Here’s the third chapter of the infamous “Wal-Mart Butchers Meat Cutters” saga. In chapter one (see 2/22/00 newsflash), a group of meat-cutters in Jacksonville, TX
Super Money Influences Election
March 12, 2000
March 7, 2000 will go down in sprawl-busters chronicles as Super Money Day. Although the day will be remembered more as Super Tuesday in the
Home Depot’s Hazardous Spills
March 12, 2000
Accidents will happen, and when your business is storing thousands of gallons of hazardous materials, accidents can be serious. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency keeps
Wal-Mart Kind of Steps Back.
March 11, 2000
If you ever wonder why the attitude at Wal-Mart seems so cold, perhaps it’s because the company always leaves the door open. In Texas, for
The University’s Wal-Mart.
March 11, 2000
With all the rapacious developers out there, why do we need publicly-supported institutions of higher education using their resources to foist Wal-Marts on an unwilling
A “Complete 180” Beats Home Depot
March 10, 2000
On February 29th, the Englewood, New Jersey Planning Board voted to ban retail outlets from the industrial section of the city, in essence a DO
Wal-Mart BIG MONEY wins vote
March 10, 2000
On March 7th, Wal-Mart’s Big Money beat a citizen’s group that dared to stand in the way of a 150,000 s.f. superstore in Huntington Beach
Home Depot Gets Washed Out
March 10, 2000
Home Depot’s plans to build a 123,423 s.f. store on 15 acres of forested land in Wheaton, Illinois has been washed out by a flood
Wal-Mart voted down, again!
March 9, 2000
On February 24 Newsflash reported that Wal-Mart Canada was voted down in the city of Surrey, British Columbia. On March 1st, the headlines read: “Second
Wal-Mart Slices Meat-Cutters
March 6, 2000
We reported on February 22, 2000 (see newsflash below) that meat cutters at a Wal-Mart superstore in Jacksonville, Texas had voted 7-3 to accept the
A Bad Idea from Ikea.
March 5, 2000
City officials in many New York communities are spreading thick the corporate welfare for large scale retailers. In New Rochelle, New York, local residents are
Wal-Mart’s Child Labor Violations
March 3, 2000
It’s the biggest case of its kind ever pursued by the Maine Labor Department. It’s the largest number of citations and the biggest fine the
Wal-Mart Packs Bags & Leaves
March 3, 2000
Wal-Mart likes to tell local officials “we’re a retail magnet”, we attract businesses and sales. That must have a hollow ring now in the little
Campaign Bucks
February 29, 2000
Who wants to vote for a millionaire? With ballot questions facing voters in Glendora and Huntington Beach, California just a week away, the uncontrollable campaign
Home Depot’s Hazardous Waste Tub
February 27, 2000
Residents in the small town of Merrimack, New Hampshire have good reason to feel like they got taken for a bath. Last March, the town’s
Wal-Mart Settles Gun Death Lawsuit
February 24, 2000
On March 26, 1998, James Michael White of Hartselle, Alabama went to his local Wal-Mart store and bought a Winchester shotgun. Thirteen days later, White
No Place for Wal-Mart in 6-3 Loss
February 24, 2000
Wal-Mart is without a home in Surrey, British Columbia. As we mentioned in a February 18th entry (see newsflash below), residents in Surrey (pop. 325,000)
The Portable Kmart
February 24, 2000
Kmart already has a store in Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania. But the company feels the need to move from its old store to a new location
Home Depot Dials Wrong Number
February 23, 2000
Ed Mann has Home Depot’s number — literally. The Centereach, New York businessman found himself receiving hundreds of Home Depot faxes on an almost daily
Wal-Mart Workers Elect Union
February 22, 2000
“I have always believed,” wrote Sam Walton, “that we don’t need unions at Wal-Mart.” That is apparently not a view shared by some Wal-Mart workers
Wal-Mart’s Showdown in Surrey
February 18, 2000
On Monday, February 21, 2000, the citizens of Surrey, British Columbia have their chance to finally say how they feel about a 101,840 s.f. Wal-Mart
Home Depot Flies Away
February 17, 2000
The swallows may be returning to the historic charm of San Juan Capistrano, but Home Depot won’t. Local residents of the Capistrano Valley Mobile Estates
Everybody Used to Love Wal-Mart
February 14, 2000
Here’s a Valentine’s Day story of love gone sour. Wal-Mart came to DeLand, Florida in 1985, opening up a 65,000 s.f. store on Woodland Boulevard.
A three story Wal-Mart!
February 13, 2000
There are roughly 2,970 Wal-Marts and Sam’s Clubs in the United States. To our knowledge there is only one Wal-Mart that has more than one
Jewel/Osco Rezoning Found Invalid
February 13, 2000
Citizens have won an untimely victory in Milwaukee against a Jewel/Osco grocery and drugstore that has already been built. A state appeals court has reversed
City Gets Second Wal-Mart
February 12, 2000
Seventeen years ago, the city of Alamosa, Colorado had a fight over the building of a discount Wal-Mart store. An 80,000 s.f. Wal-Mart store kicked
Murder in Wal-Mart Parking Lot
February 12, 2000
On the afternoon of February 7, 2000, 42 year old Richard Loiacono was shot and killed in the parking lot of a new Wal-Mart supercenter
Wal-Mart, Home Depot Voted Down
February 12, 2000
Voters in Olivette, Missouri got a chance to slam-dunk Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club and Home Depot all in one shot! Voters on February 8th. went to
Don’t Use the Sacagawea
February 10, 2000
The lines between public and private enterprise keep getting fuzzier and fuzzier. Consider the announcement by the U.S. Mint that it would spend $40 million
More Corporate Welfare
February 8, 2000
Do taxpayers have to shell out of their own pocket to support the construction of more retail malls? Here’s another handout story with a high
Court “Surprises” Wal-Mart
February 5, 2000
Instead of minding the store in Tucson, Arizona, Wal-Mart has spent more time dabbling in electoral politics and courtrooms. As a result, the Merchants of
Home Depot Campaign Bucks
February 4, 2000
General organizing principle: Big Companies Spend Big to Win. The case of Lake Geneva, WI is just one in a string of high roller campaigns
Walmartian Uses Poison
February 1, 2000
Wal-Mart’s employee credo is based on “respect for the individual”. But sometimes Walmartians give each other a little more than just respect. At the Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart “Squelched?”
January 27, 2000
Tom Winkopp owns a 34 acre piece of property that Wal-Mart was eyeing for a 204,000 s.f. supercenter in Clemson, South Carolina. So when Winkopp
Alderman Changes His Mind
January 26, 2000
Alderman Sheldon Shepstone must have thought he had a great idea. We informed you on January 13, 2000 (see newsflash below), that Mr. Shepstone, after
Home Depot: Nailed in New Jersey
January 26, 2000
After months of trying to hammer its way into Englewood, New Jersey, Home Depot got nailed by the ears by a Texas company that made
Home Depot Pressures Landowners
January 20, 2000
Municipal leaders in the town of Menomonee Falls, WI have had their fill of big box stores (see 1/6/00 newsflash), but a nearby town still
Wal-Mart Creeps into Town
January 16, 2000
Wal-Mart is like a cheap pair of underwear. They keep creeping up on you. So it is in Springfield, Oregon, where it turns out that
Honey They Shrunk the Wal-Mart
January 16, 2000
Hundreds of angry residents in Plano, Texas were apparently enough to stimulate Wal-Mart to go back to the drawing board and scrap plans for a
After 12 years, Wal-Mart CEO David Glass has stepped down, to be replaced by Lee Scott, who has been?
January 16, 2000
After 12 years, Wal-Mart CEO David Glass has stepped down, to be replaced by Lee Scott, who has been the company’s COO for the past
Home Depot Discrimination Suit
January 15, 2000
Is is possible to serve your country and serve Home Dept at the same time? Apparently not for Captain James Smith, a member of the
Example of “Wal-Math”
January 15, 2000
On September 1 and 5, 1999 (see earlier newsflashes), we presented the story of Huntington Beach, CA, where the numbers for Wal-Mart just don’t add
Vote No and Measure D
January 15, 2000
The residents of Glendora, California (see 9/15/99 newsflash below) will have a chance to Slam Dunk Wal-Mart and Home Depot at the same time on
Wal-Mart Loses Another One
January 14, 2000
There won’t be a Wal-Mart supercenter in West Palm Beach, because the retailer couldn’t muster enough votes at the Palm Beach County Commissioners yesterday. The
Wal-Loses Discrimination Cases
January 14, 2000
In a May 8, 1998 newsflash (see below) we told the story of Ben Guiliani, who runs a maintenance and cleaning business in Augusta, Maine.
Wal-Mart Settles Deaf Workers Case
January 14, 2000
Wal-Mart has agreed to hire Jeremy Fass and William Darnell. But it took several years and a lawsuit by the federal government to get Wal-Mart
