Small Town Beats Big Store
It took two years for the small communities of the Eastern Mountain region to stop Wal-Mart, but the big company never had a chance against
It took two years for the small communities of the Eastern Mountain region to stop Wal-Mart, but the big company never had a chance against
In August of 1997, the Village Council in the small rural community of Tijeras, NM began hearings on a proposed 155,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter just
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.