WalMart

Many Urban Cities Now Welcome Walmart

Walmart stores -- once vilified by cities for their impact on local smaller retailers -- are now getting the red carpet treatment from some urban cities. Walmart has adapted its store design, and cities need the tax revenue from large retailers.
3 January 2012 - 7:00am
Shopping Centers Today

The Unbelievable Mass of Walmart

When Walmart comes to your town and wants to build a SuperCenter, you may not understand the sheer magnitude of the entity that it is. This helpful infographic explains how huge the world's largest retailer really is.
15 December 2011 - 12:00pm
Frugal Dad

Here Comes the Walmart Express

The megaretailer is part of a trend to rethink and shrink stores, as big boxes around the country have seen their sales plummet.
15 September 2011 - 1:00pm
Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Walmart Win in Washington

Walmart easily received approval for four new big box stores in Washington, D.C. With so much opposition elsewhere, why the open arms in the Beltway?
22 July 2011 - 8:00am
New Urban Network

WalMart and Target: Your New Neighbors

Who ever heard of "small-box stores"? Retail experts say the Walmarts and Targets of the world should have great success with smaller stores in urban settings.
31 March 2011 - 8:00am
Retail Traffic Magazine

Walmart Surrenders Virginia Battlefield

The retail giant abandons its plans to build a "super-center" atop a Civil War battlefield in Virginia after facing strong resistance from a coalition of preservation organizations.
3 February 2011 - 5:00am
The Washington Post

Walmart vs. New Yorkers

Walmart has met enormous opposition in its attempts to open stores in New York City in the past, but that isn't stopping the big box behemoth. The City Council is hearing new arguments this week.
14 December 2010 - 12:00pm
The International Herald Tribune

The First Urban Walmart

Walmart, famous for not budging on their store designs, may be ready to build an urban alternative with a handful of stores proposed for the D.C. area. Greater Greater Washington gets the scoop on the plans.
24 November 2010 - 2:00pm
New Urban News Network

WalMart vs. Preservationists at Civil War Site

In Orange County, Virginia, a battle is heating up at the site of the civil war's Battle of the Wilderness. The Board of Supervisors has approved a WalMart nearby, but preservationists are challenging the decision in court.
21 April 2010 - 9:00am
Preservation Magazine

A Win for WalMart

A pro-smart growth group in Lockport, NY attempted to stop a WalMart Supercenter from being built in their town, but the state supreme court rejected their appeal.
25 February 2010 - 1:00pm
The Buffalo News

It Takes A Village, But Walmart Won't Bite

In Pass Christian, Mississippi, it seemed WalMart was on board for a village-style, mixed-use development that would include one of their stores. That is, until Walmart brass heard about the project.
10 December 2009 - 6:00am
New Urban News website

City Council Okays Wal-Mart, Calls it TOD

The City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina has signed a deal with WalMart to build a SuperCenter in place of an abandoned mall. City Councilmember Nancy Carter says it will create an opportunity for transit-oriented development.
28 August 2009 - 12:00pm
News 14 Carolina

Zoning Keeping WalMart From Eager Community

Residents of Charlotte, NC are pushing the State to change a zoning rule to allow a WalMart to go in on Independence Blvd. Land around the boulevard is being held for a possible freeway, but residents claim the area is stagnating from the strictures.
21 April 2009 - 12:00pm
The Charlotte Observer

WalMart Goes NIMBY Against Town Center Plans

The town of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has grand plans for a new, pedestrian-oriented downtown, but making this idea reality involves getting rid of one large and vocal neighbor: WalMart.
19 January 2009 - 5:00am
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune

NIMBY's Warm to WalMart

According to a new survey conducted by The Saint Consulting Group, opposition to WalMart developments has fallen while malls, casinos and landfills have increased.
16 January 2009 - 5:00am
The Saint Report
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