On Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at 04:51 PM, Sean Ryan wrote:
Wal-Mart
I for one despise the City of St. Anthony for their willingness to sell their souls to Wal-Mart in exchange for the almighty tax dollar. Although the project is not in Minneapolis, the effect of the store will be felt by all of the small retailers that have led a revival in NE Minneapolis.
So, if anyone wants to lead a protest, sign campaign or leaflet drop I am here to volunteer. Let's make Wal-Mart feel like the bad neighbor they are, bad for Minneapolis and bad for St. Anthony Village.
I doubt we will ever see a Wal-Mart within Minneapolis but they will infiltrate the naive tax hungry first ring suburbs.
It is consumer indifference that feeds these companies, so check out your local shops! Local stores give more to the community than any multi-national corporation can.
Here is a L.A. Times snip I sent to someone off line. Apparently given a choice, voters aren't always the indifferent consumers they might seem to be.
The vote was April 6 ----
A bid by the world's largest corporation to bypass uncooperative elected officials and take its aggressive expansion plans to voters failed Tuesday, as Inglewood residents overwhelmingly rejected Wal-Mart's proposal to build a colossal retail and grocery center without an environmental review or public hearings.
With all votes counted Tuesday evening, 4,575 Inglewood residents had voted in favor of Wal-Mart's plan, while 7,049 had voted against it.
Wal-Mart hopes to break into California's grocery business by opening 40 such Supercenters statewide. The one in Inglewood would have been Los Angeles County's first.
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Wal-Mart is targeting the cities big time after sucking the life out of the rural South. This is no small deal for Minneapolis.
Best,
Laura Southeast and I have never darkened a Wal-Mart door. Want hardware? Visit friendly Oak's Hardware!
Laura Waterman Wittstock
MIGIZI Communications, Inc.
3123 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612.721.6631 ext 219
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