Judge Rules Against Wal-Mart Superstore
Once again, local citizens have demonstrated that you can fight Wal-Mart — and win. On June 18, 2011, Sprawl-Busters reported that another community had found
Once again, local citizens have demonstrated that you can fight Wal-Mart — and win. On June 18, 2011, Sprawl-Busters reported that another community had found
Another community has found itself in court over approval of a Wal-Mart superstore. This litigation was entirely predictable — yet city officials did nothing to
On January 31, 2011, the Planning Commission in Tehachapi, California — in front of the largest gathering of residents ever to attend a Commission meeting
City officials in Tehachapi, California were irked this week when Wal-Mart produced a glossy pamphlet promoting their superstore project, but made the flier look like
Wall Street investors like Steve Forbes often refer to the ‘creative destructionism” of capitalism. By that they mean that new retail projects often kill off
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.