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What he didn't know was that the locals were getting a lot of help. A grocery chain with nine stores in the area had hired Saint Consulting Group to secretly run the antidevelopment campaign. Saint is a specialist at fighting proposed Wal-Marts, and it uses tactics it describes as "black arts."
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In Mundelein, a town of 35,000 about 20 miles northwest of Chicago, it was Supervalu, a national grocer based in Eden Prairie, Minn., that hired Saint to work behind the scenes, according to Saint documents. Supervalu's objective was to block Wal-Mart from competing with its nine Jewel-Osco supermarkets located within three to ten miles of the proposed shopping center, the documents indicate.
City officials say the effort stalled the development for three years and cost Mundelein millions in lost property and sales taxes.
Mr. Brownson, who has developed shopping centers in 15 states over 25 years, says he learned about Saint's involvement only recently when someone phoned him and spilled the news. "A huge national company conducts a dirty tricks campaign for its own goals, and a city and a developer become collateral damage," he complains.
Another method for killing the free market in America - fake protests and outrage.
Are these supermarket chains to greedy to lower their prices to compete with Walmart?
I have no problem with anyone's efforts to keep Walmart out of the neighborhood. Who needs more crap from China? As stated by Peggy, you just take a look inside and know better than to shop there. I present Exhibit A:
I have no problem with anyone's efforts to keep Walmart out of the neighborhood. Who needs more crap from China? As stated by Peggy, you just take a look inside and know better than to shop there. I present Exhibit A:
[url="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704875604575280414218878150.html?m od=WSJ_hps_sections_business"]In Mundelein, a town of 35,000 about 20 miles northwest of Chicago, it was Supervalu, a national grocer based in Eden Prairie, Minn., that hired Saint to work behind the scenes, according to Saint documents. Supervalu's objective was to block Wal-Mart from competing with its nine Jewel-Osco supermarkets located within three to ten miles of the proposed shopping center, the documents indicate.
City officials say the effort stalled the development for three years and cost Mundelein millions in lost property and sales taxes.[/i][/color]
Rest assured that these greedy dirtballs are not only in Illinois but also in Texas. However, this is how capitalism works sometimes.
More creatures? You sure are a classy one, aren't ya.
It's not my website - I'm sorry that you don't understand that a person who posts a link isn't in charge of the content of the posted link. Did they capture your photo too or something? Not sure where your misguided animosity is coming from.
It's not my website - I'm sorry that you don't understand that a person who posts a link isn't in charge of the content of the posted link. Did they capture your photo too or something? Not sure where your misguided animosity is coming from.
The fact that you linked to a website that is dedicated to demeaning people based on their appearances is probably where the misguided animosity is coming from.
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rofl.
