Most residents in the tiny village of West Milwaukee, Wisconson learned about a proposed Wal-Mart superstore in their community last June, when an article appeared
It could be a huge Wal-Mart superstore, or the smallest version they build: but when Wal-Mart pulls the plug on a project, local citizens savor
Wal-Mart continues to use its Foundation’s donations aggressively to pass out grants that will help local officials look favorably on its growth plans in their
Sprawl-Busters reported on January 15, 2009 that residents in Old Bridge, New Jersey were fighting a 150,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter. More than two years later,
On January 27, 2011, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart’s high profile attempt to locate a superstore near the Virginia civil war battlefield known as The Wilderness,
Once again, Wal-Mart stores in Connecticut have the largest number of employees and dependents on Medicaid. According to a July 22, 2011 report from the
One of the longest running battles against a Wal-Mart superstore in one location reached another milestone this week. The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled in
In just over 14 weeks, a new museum of American Art will open in a small town tucked away in the Arkansas Ozarks. It is
This week, after almost three years of delay by anti-Wal-Mart activists, a Connecticut judge has given Wal-Mart a green light to build in Brooklyn,Connecticut. Wal-Mart
Massachusetts has 47 Wal-Mart stores, but if residents of Watertown get their way, there won’t ever be a Wal-mart store darkening this Boston suburb. A
Two days into the summer of 2011, a group called the National Summer Learning Association issued 10 press releases across the nation, heralding the award
Wal-Mart probably assumed its plans to build a superstore in Ceres, California would go off without a hitch. After all, the giant retailer already had
Some Wal-Mart battles seem to go on forever. The city of Westerville, Ohio has had more than a decade of battles with Wal-Mart. On October
Workers at a large IKEA wooden furniture factory in Danville, Virginia are pushing for a union to get better wages and working conditions from the
Wal-Mart is busy working both sides of the street on an internet sales tax campaign. But it turns out that imposing a sales tax on
Some people might think that going to a drugstore is supposed to help you feel better — but that certainly was not the experience CVS
On June 9, 2011 a Superior Count judge ruled in favor of opponents of the Rohnert Park, California Wal-Mart Supercenter. Anti-Wal-Mart activists filed a lawsuit
Back in the 1960s, activists used to say that in the halls of justice, the only justice was in the halls. Today, the U.S. Supreme
Open one, shut one. That’s the land use equation Wal-Mart has used for years across America, wasting thousands of acres of land to expand its
Another community has found itself in court over approval of a Wal-Mart superstore. This litigation was entirely predictable — yet city officials did nothing to
The voters of Menifee, California have spoken. But what did they say? Wal-Mart won a ballot vote on June 7th in this city, submitting its
On May 16, 2011 California Governor Jerry Brown released a revised state budget to address what he called the state’s “Wall of Debt.” One of
Terry Nelson, all is forgiven. The Republican operative who was fired by Wal-Mart five years ago for his role in a racially tinged ad, has
Citizen Wal-Mart has dug deep into its pocket to buy its way into the city of Menifee, California. The giant corporation already has 9 stores
In case the city council in Visalia, California was unsure about granting Wal-Mart a permit to expand one of its discount stores, the giant retailer
Residents in Cleveland Heights, Ohio prefer fairways to malls, and the threat of a Wal-Mart supercenter has them teed off. On December 30, 2010, readers
South Africa has been warned. A global coalition of organized labor converged this week on Pretoria, South Africa, where a government office known as The
Wal-Mart continued its aggressive push into California last week with an announcement that the company wants to expand its existing discount store in Fresno, California
Fueled in part by Wal-Mart subcontractor sweatshop factories, the crackdown on peaceful labor advocates in Bangladesh continues without an end in sight, according to the
Last summer the City Council in Rohnert Park, California overturned the decision of the Planning Commission and concluded that the benefits of a Wal-Mart superstore
The West Norwalk Association, a coalition of neighborhood groups in this Connecticut town, has organized opposition to a proposed 130,000 s.f. Costco. The project is
In a major legal setback for Wal-Mart, a Superior Court judge in Sacramento County has overturned a decision by the city of Elk Grove, California
One of the world’s richest men has his hand out for public welfare to help him build a Sam’s Club store. E. Stanley Kroenke married
Citizen Wal-Mart is at in again in California. The corporation has written its own 60 page zoning document that basically allows it to build a
On March 31, 2011, the Arkansas General Assembly passed legislation called the “Main Street Fairness Act,” which would force online retailers to charge customers a
Hundreds of lawsuits are brought against Wal-Mart every year. The massive sex discrimination case in the news last week climbed to the U.S. Supreme Court
The prospect of a Wal-Mart in one small village in Wisconsin has turned into a political donnybrook, forcing activists to run for office two days
You have your answer now, in case there was any doubt. When the U.S. Supreme Court votes in late June to decertify the class of
The Mayor of Warren, Michigan has had it with Wal-Mart. In “the city that cares,” the Mayor is taking on the world’s largest retailer for
The Township of Cinnaminson, New Jersey describes itself as “a community of families, neighbors and businesses… the place where fresh waters and fresh ideas flow.”
On November 15, 2010, Sprawl-Busters reported that officials in one New Jersey township had decided to give Wal-Mart a big, multi-million welfare subsidy to build
If Wal-Mart comes to your town and does not like your zoning code, it will try to write its own meal ticket. The company will
When Costco decided in 2007 to abandon its existing 123,000 s.f. store on South Mooney Boulevard in Visalia, California, Wal-Mart showed interest in the property
Residents in North Smithfield, Rhode Island fought a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter for years, warning of the negative impacts another huge store would have on an
There are only 5,500 people in the town of Bridgton, Maine, so its not clear how many big box stores would want to set up
Wal-Mart has eight stores within Dallas, and 20 stores within 15 miles of the city. Half of Wal-Mart’s store inside Dallas are supercenters. But the
Just what Wal-Mart needs: another class action wage theft lawsuit. As quickly as the retailer moves to settle these cases, new litigation gets filed. This
Wal-Mart bosses refer to their women workers as Janie Q’s. That’s according to lawyers who are representing 1.6 million Janie Q’s who are suing the
Sometimes the writing is just on the WAL. In the village of Menomonee Falls,Wisconsin this week, a Wal-Mart developer clearly saw that his project was
On January 31, 2011, the Planning Commission in Tehachapi, California — in front of the largest gathering of residents ever to attend a Commission meeting
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Read MoreThe strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.
