For Immediate Release: April 22, 2012 NYT Reports Pay-Offs, Followed by Cover-ups, at Retailer’s Highest Levels In Mexico and U.S. Walmart Free NYC Says Latest Allegations Prove Walmart Can’t Be Trusted To Play By the Rules; Urges New York Lawmakers … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release: April 20, 2012 WALMART THREATENS NYC’S ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT WalmartFreeNYC Calls on “Green” Mayor Bloomberg and “Green” Developer Related Companies to Withdraw Support for Walmart, Following Revelations of Walmart’s Devastation of the Environment New York, … Continue reading →

Walmart Rep Hilariously Indignant that LA Community Wasn’t Consulted on Zoning Proposal, Ignoring the Retailer’s Own History of Stonewalling Blunder Draws Fire From New Yorkers Angry About the Retailer and its Developer’s Repeated Failures to Address Community Concerns New York- … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release: March 7, 2012 Contact: Jaclyn Kessel, BerlinRosen, 646-452-5637 At Bank of America Conference, Group Warns of Trouble Ahead for Retail Giant As Walmart Chief Financial Officer Charles Holley prepares to share key company insights in his keynote … Continue reading →

New York – Today on the steps of New York City Hall, national, community, food, urban and labor group leaders hosted a press conference to address Walmart’s negative impact on the food system. Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah … Continue reading →

As Walmart moves forward with plans to enter the New York market by zeroing in on possible store locations, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer issued an alert to all New York City shoppers that the big box store could be … Continue reading →

New York, New York–On November 2, Caithlin De Marrais – former bassist/vocalist for “indie rock icons” (SPIN) Rainer Maria – is headlining an album release show to raise awareness for Walmart Free NYC. There has been some early buzz on … Continue reading →

Two Brave Walmart Associates Lead OWS Protestors in March on Walmart’s NYC HQ to Demand Promised Pay Crowd Tells World’s Richest Retailer It Must Keep the Promises it Made in Other Cities Before It’s Welcome in NYC New York- Walmart … Continue reading →

Why Is Walmart’s NYC Campaign Silent As Parent Company Defends LGBTQ Discrimination? New York -The Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, a top LGBTQ organization, slammed Walmart today following an explosive New York Times article that revealed the retailer’s … Continue reading →

159 Walmart Stores in NYC Could Lead to 3,980 Jobs Lost, $353 Million in Lost Wages; and a $4 Million Bill for Taxpayers Walmart Looking at NYC to Offset Declining U.S. Stock Price, Stagnating Growth New York, NY –“The Walmartization … Continue reading →