The Onondaga County Industria Development Agency did an end-around of a state prohibition on IDA tax breaks for retail projects by declaring a proposed suburban superstore as a “tourist attraction.” The Costco store will be part of the “Township 5″ […]
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(December 14, 2011) by Evan Lowenstein, Consultant Between 1990 and 2005, the amount of retail space per capita in the U.S. doubled, from 19 to 38 square feet. In contrast, European countries generally have less than 10 square feet per […]
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(December 5, 2011) Big Box Swindle author Stacy Mitchell explains how Walmart’s land use practices have directly and indirectly driven up global warming gases to levels that dwarf its stated emissions. Her analysis includes not only the physical and material aspects of […]
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(December 7, 2011) Once only interested in suburban and rural areas, and only in those on four wheels, some large retailers moving into cities are now asking more and better transit to serve their urban customers. Read more photo Sustainable […]
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A Lowe’s big-box store in Batavia (Genesee County) has closed just three years after it opened, laying off 90 workers. This store was one of 20 “underperforming” stores closed nationwide, and the only one in New York. Given the presence […]
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Kohl’s, a fast-growing big-box retailer, has turned heads with the news that new and existing buildings will qualify for Gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Yet Kohl’s, like other big-box retailers, contributes substantially to sprawl. Does the energy […]
continue readingStarting her essay with a story about a California town that granted a Borders bookstore a tax break that divided out to a $10,833 subsidy per month for fifteen years, Stacy Mitchell makes the case that public subsidies for big […]
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