City Ignores Size Cap, OKs Second Wal-Mart Supercenter
To understand the following story, its important to note that the city of Frisco, Texas already has a Wal-Mart supercenter. It also has two more
To understand the following story, its important to note that the city of Frisco, Texas already has a Wal-Mart supercenter. It also has two more
Wal-Mart dislikes being portrayed as a welfare queen, yet the company continues to take welfare from local cities and towns, while running up enormous profits.
Residents in Frisco, Texas don’t like the idea of Wal-Mart moving into town, and filed the following report on opposition in their community: “We are
WMT’s new CEO has worked for the Waltons for 33years—more than 60% of his life. And his Dad worked there for 25 years. He started working at WMT the same year I helped defeat WMT in Greenfield, MA—and we still have no WMT here 33 years later. https://t.co/XR8Idjkjg1 https://t.co/yz54c5hlo5
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.