Answer for: What local issues do you face in the town or city you live in?

#1 Walmart wants to move in.  

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Goliath 7 months ago

The only success story I've heard of people keeping Walmart from moving in was while I was living in San Francisco CA. I have not seen such a passionate and organized community since then.
If you don't want them to move in for obvious reasons to me... It might be good to study that scenario.

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ericthehamster 7 months ago

We have issues with big supermarkets in the UK. Asda (owned by Walmart) is just one, although the worst is probably Tesco. There have been success stories, where local communities have managed to keep them out:

http://www.tescopoly...mp;Itemid=100

http://www.guardian.....foodanddrink


If you haven't discovered the harm these big supermarkets are doing, I really recommend Shopped by Joanna Blythman. It includes some eye-opening information about the aggressive tactics used by them.

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