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 Update to the Wal-Mart battle in San Marcos! Profiled in BIGGER BOXES in March 2004, the citizens of San Marcos, CA overwhelmingly voted to overturn the San Marcos city council's decision to approve a second Wal-Mart on the west end of town.... (read) Wal-Mart defeated in Inglewood.... (read) The Wal-Mart Effect - from the LA Times.... (read) WAL-MART STORES HOME Wal-Mart's corporate home on the web. Information about store locations, expansion plans, company policy, press releases, etc.(click here) THE SHILS REPORT – Study done by Edward Shils, PhD - Wharton Entrepreneurial Center of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. This report is the basis for many of the other studies quoted in the "Bigger Boxes"program. This report provides an "evidentiary basis for making antitrust claims against the superstore chains for unlawful destruction of the town and small businesses" (more) NOW with Bill Moyers - December 2003 episode of NOW investigates the world's largest retailer and its impact on communities and employees.. (more) Transcript from November 2002 NOW episode on Wal-Mart employees being forced to work off the clock. (more) STOREWARS - Website for the 1 hour PBS documentary "Store Wars", a program which illustrates the inter-personal and political battles that take place when Wal-Mart comes to a small town in Virginia. Lots of good information, links, as well as a study guide for teachers.. (more) SPRAWL BUSTERS - "An International Clearinghouse on Big Box Anti-Sprawl Information" Sprawl Busters is an organization that helps small communities do battle against corporate giants. (more) WAL-MART WATCH - A web site with a great deal of information critical of Wal-Mart’s labor practices. (more) WAL-MART VS. WOMEN.ORG - Organization started by former Miss America Carolyn Sapp (who appears in "Bigger Boxes"). Carolyn launched this site to help spread the word about Wal-Mart's unequal treatment of women. (more) WAL-MART CLASSACTION LAWSUIT - Website for the largest civil rights class action in American history, claiming 1.5 million women were systematically discriminated against in pay and promotion opportunities at Wal-Mart. Statistical information in the "press" section details the pay discrepancies. (more) TO ORDER A COPY OF BIGGER BOXES OR FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 800.848.FILM |
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