| Concise and compelling information about the impacts of big-box stores. Download and distribute these fact sheets, or enlarge and display them as posters at meetings.
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A growing number of towns are inundated with chronically vacant big-box stores and shopping centers. Here's how to prevent big-box blight in your community. (2 pages) |
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** NEW ** Do big-box stores really create jobs, boost tax revenue, and grow the economy? This fact sheet counters common myths about big-box development. (2 pages) |
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Help people visualize and understand just how big these stores are and how their size affects the community and local economy. (2 pages)
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Concise summaries of the best available research on the impact of these stores on jobs, wages, local businesses, taxes, and more. (10 pages)
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Despite substantial evidence that big-box stores reduce employment and lower wages, many local officials still believe these stores are job creators. Set the record straight. (1 page)
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** NEW ** When evaluating retail development proposals, municipal officials often focus on only one side of the equation: the amount of new tax revenue that the project will generate. It's easy to overlook the fact that big-box stores and shopping centers also create new costs. (4 pages)
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A 200,000-square-foot superstore typically generates more than 10,000 car trips on weekdays and more on Saturdays. (1 page) |
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While dollars spent at locally owned stores stimulate the local economy, dollars spent at chains are siphoned out of the community. (1 page) |
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Polluted storm water runoff from big-box parking lots is a major threat to lakes, streams, and estuaries. (1 page) |
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Many cities report that big-box retailers generate large numbers of police calls, creating new costs for local government and reducing police presence and response times in other areas. (2 pages)
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See which states have the most Wal-Mart stores and the most Wal-Mart square footage per capita, as well as a map of the 246 outlets Wal-Mart has abandoned. (3 pages)
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** NEW ** Here we have collected a few examples of fact sheets and flyers created by local groups. |
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