Damariscotta, Maine, Rejects Wal-Mart, Endorses Size Cap

Date: 22 Mar 2006 | posted in: Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

On Tuesday, voters in the small town of Damariscotta, Maine, overwhelmingly approved a local law barring stores over 35,000 square feet (about the size of a medium grocery store). The vote puts an end to Wal-Mart’s plans to build a 187,000-square-foot supercenter in this village of just 2,000 people. … Read More