Wal-Mart Writes Its Own Zoning Laws
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
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
On November 19, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that the city of Milpitas, California was embroiled in a Wal-Mart controversy that could have been avoided. Wal-Mart decided
What’s in a name? The people in Milpitas, California are wondering what kind of a word game Wal-Mart is playing with them. The city is
A store two times the size of a football field is not big enough for Wal-Mart. The giant retailer decided that its existing discount store
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.