BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MARCH 13, 2000 ISSUE
THE WORKPLACE Wal-Mart under Assault The United Food & Commercial Workers Union and its allies have teamed up to push new zoning laws to slow nonunion Wal-Mart's expansion CALIFORNIA In September, the state legislature approved a bill prohibiting new retail outlets larger than 100,000 square feet from using 15,000 square feet or more to sell groceries and other nontaxable items. Governor vetoed the bill, but retailers expect a similar measure this session. TUCSON On Sept. 27, the city council passed limits on stores of 100,000 square feet or more, including a 10% cap on floor space devoted to groceries. CLARK COUNTY, NEV. In October, the county commissioners approved an ordinance that prevents retail stores of at least 110,000 square feet from allocating more than 7.5% of space to grocery sales. WASHINGTON STATE Activists are trying to put an initiative on the November ballot that would limit new stores to 90,000 square feet without approval from local voters. DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					RELATED ITEMS Up against the Wal-Mart TABLE: Wal-Mart under Assault INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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