Wal-Mart Withdraws Superstore Plan
It’s been a terrible couple of months for Wal-Mart in New York state. The retailer lost battles in September in Amherst, and Victor, New York,
It’s been a terrible couple of months for Wal-Mart in New York state. The retailer lost battles in September in Amherst, and Victor, New York,
If at first you don’t succeed, go to court. On September 16, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that town officials in Rotterdam, New York had rezoned land
This morning Wal-Mart in Rotterdam, New York is a store without a place to land. The Rotterdam Town Board last night voted 3-2 to create
All it took was the whiff of a Wal-Mart to convince town officials in Rotterdam, New York to unanimously vote this week to put a
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.