On November 2, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart lost a tie vote by the Planning Commissioners in Fairfield, California. The retailer wanted to transfer from
Small businesses in Fairfield, California are going to be tutored by Wal-Mart on how to survive the giant retailer. That’s one stipulation in a bizarre
Wal-Mart lost another one this week in a tie vote by Planning Commissioners in Fairfield, California. Sprawl-Busters wrote about Fairfield on April 29, 2006, when
Wal-Mart changes its stores as casually as most people change shoes. Sprawl-Busters received the following report from the frontlines of the battle against Wal-Mart supercenters:”Wal-Mart
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.