States Give Millions In Sales Taxes Back To Wal-Mart And Other Retailers
The city of Mesa, Arizona has 20 Wal-Marts within a 10 mile radius. Half of those stores are supercenters. Although Wal-Mart is doing much better
The city of Mesa, Arizona has 20 Wal-Marts within a 10 mile radius. Half of those stores are supercenters. Although Wal-Mart is doing much better
In the old days, Wal-Mart could breeze into a community, talk up the local folks, blow a zoning change by the City Council, and be
On March 12th, 19,916 voters in Mesa, Arizona voted in favor of Proposition 300 — to approve the city council’s 4- to 3 vote earlier
In just about a month, voters in Mesa, Arizona will decide the fate of a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter — again. This is the fourth location
When Wal-Mart wants to use the ballot box to try and get a rezoning, they support the referendum process.But when citizen’s use the same process,
In an arresting case of public-private cooperation, police officers in Mesa, Arizona (where citizens just happen to be fighting a proposed Wal-Mart superstore), can now
The awesome power of the Wal-Mart PR machine has been unleashed on the hapless citizens of Mesa, AZ, who in recent weeks have been subjected
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.