They beat Wal-Mart. Now Home Depot wants the same spot.
Residents in the picturesque community of Rockland, Maine may have thought their coastal beauty only attracted tourists — but it has proven to be an
Residents in the picturesque community of Rockland, Maine may have thought their coastal beauty only attracted tourists — but it has proven to be an
The headline in today’s Bangor Daily News made a lot of Rockland, Maine residents very happy: WAL-MART DROPS PLANS FOR SUPERCENTER. According to the newspaper,
An 80 year old woman has outlasted Wal-Mart in the Maine court system, but she needed a jury, a judge and the Supreme Court to
On 12/13/99, newsflash reported the absurd plan by Wal-Mart to move its store from one side of the street, to the other. Wal-Mart hopes to
Rockland, Maine already has a Wal-Mart. Although no one in town was clamoring for a larger one — that’s exactly what Wal-Mart now wants to
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.