The Significance Of Wal-Mart's Defeat In Inglewood

Despite a million dollar public relations effort, Wal-Mart plans for a "Supercenter" in Inglewood, CA, were thwarted by a historic grassroots intiative.

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April 24, 2004, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"This month a coalition of grassroots organizations in the city of Inglewood scored a historic victory against Wal-Mart, thwarting plans by the retail giant to build a giant Supercenter the size of seventeen football fields in the west of Los Angeles County. Construction of the Supercenter would have represented Wal-Marts first foray into the supermarket business in Los Angeles.

... Had the voters of Inglewood approved the referendum, they would have essentially granted Wal-Mart a retail village of sorts, exempt from the citys zoning, environmental, and planning requirements. Sixty percent of Inglewood residents voted against the measure, despite a more than one million dollar public relations effort by Wal-Mart." Amy Goodman interviews an organizer of one of the community groups that successfully mounted a campaign against a Wal-Mart Supercenter."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Voters in Inglewood, CA Reject Wal-Mart Superstore

Thursday, April 22, 2004 in Democracy Now!

Community / Economic Development California

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