Wal-Mart Does Dallas Big-Time
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
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
Is it credible when Morgan Stanley says Wal-Mart’s impact on grocery stores is more bark than bite? In mid March, an analyst at Morgan Stanley
In one of the biggest housing displacement projects ever, Wal-Mart has proposed tearing down 1,100 apartments, mostly occupied by low-income and working class families, just
Sprawl-Busters reported last week that residents in the Lake Highland area of Dallas, Texas are drawing a line in the Texas dirt against Wal-Mart. He’s
Texas has more Wal-Marts and more dead Wal-Marts than any state in the union — and some residents have had enough. The latest dust up
Two Wal-Mart “associates” from very different backgrounds have filed lawsuits against their former company, charging that they were dismissed for blowing the whistle on unethical
The “ayes of Texas” turned into “nays” last week for Wal-Mart. On November 13th, the Dallas City Council unanimously shot down a 206,000 s.f. Wal-Mart
Since 1997, Sprawl-Busters has been publicizing the existence of “abandoned” Wal-Mart stores, which the company refers to in George Lucas vocabulary as “dark stores.” When
In September of 1997, Home Depot announced that a Federal District Judge in New Orleans had approved a settlement in a massive gender discrimination lawsuit
Laila Sibai was injured while standing in the check out line at a Sam’s club in Texas. She was struck in the head by J.D.Womack,
The 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.