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	Big-Box Swindle - A New Book By Stacy Mitchell and ILSR - Home
		In this deft and revealing book, Stacy Mitchell illustrates how mega-retailers are fueling many of our most pressing problems, from the shrinking middle class to rising pollution and diminished civic engagement—and she shows how a growing number of communities and independent businesses are effectively fighting back.
		Drawing on examples from virtually every state in the country, she unearths the extraordinary impact of these stores and the big-box mentality on everything from soaring gasoline consumption to rising poverty rates, failing family farms, and declining voting levels.
		Along the way, Mitchell exposes the shocking role government policy has played in the expansion of mega-retailers and builds a compelling case that communities composed of many small, locally owned businesses are healthier and more prosperous than those dominated by a few large chains.
	www.bigboxswindle.com (589 words)

	big box retail
		Labor unions are becoming opposed to big box development due to the fact that the employees of such developments are usually not uionized.
		It is important to note that the benefits of big box retailing, and the reasons they continue to be devleped, is that they offer low prices and "great conveniences for the an increasingly time-deprived society." (Uhlenhuth, "The Bigger the Better).
		In order to find a compromise, some cities are now trying to impose design guidelines on big box development and to better incorporate the big box stores into their communities by, for example, making them more pedestrian-friendly.
	www.columbia.edu /itc/architecture/bass/newrochelle/extra/big_box.html (1525 words)

	Big Box Stores
		This is in contrast to big box chains in other retail market sectors: Home Depot (10% market share) and Toys R Us (17%).
		Some big box chains have developed their own brands to be able to stock the products they want.
		Big box chains are also trying to upgrade their images by offering better service.
	www.onlinesports.com /sportstrust/sports29.html (1169 words)

	Big Box Overview
		Big Box containers are structural-foam injected of high-density polyethylene.
		The Big Box solid construction is watertight and perfect for holding pellets, powders and liquids.
		Big Box containers are available in two standard footprints; 48 x 44 and 42 x 29 inches, which is ideal for applications in many industries.
	www.arcausa.com /products/bigbox/bb_us.html (401 words)

	Big Box Questions Raised
		She presented a list of questions that she thinks should be answered before the town decides to allow a big box store to set up in Wiscasset.
		She asked the committee to weigh the potential tax revenue against the added costs created by these stores; the impacts of a big box store on traffic management, roads, crime, the environment, noise, light, air pollution and on neighbors.
		She said if the town decides it wants a big box store, the planning board should decide what design and performance standards to require.
	wiscassetnewspaper.maine.com /2006-05-11/big_box_questions.html (652 words)

	LA Downtown News Online
		Now that the first hints of big box are being heard in Downtown, these issues and others are becoming ever more important, including the essential element of a vibrant urban street life.
		Big box raises the issue of fair treatment of employees.
		Big box could be a contentious topic, but it's one that Downtown needs to be open to exploring, and one that requires flexibility from all sides.
	www.ladowntownnews.com /articles/2006/02/06/news/opinion/edit01.txt (659 words)

	New Rules Project - Retail - The Hometown Advantage - Big Box and Wal-Mart Economic Impact Studies
		The Impact of Big Box Grocers on Southern California: Jobs, Wages, and Municipal Finances - Prepared for the Orange County Business Council by Dr. Marlon Boarnet of the University of California at Irvine and Dr. Randall Crane of the University of California at Los Angeles, 1999.
		Big box retail, shopping centers, and fast-food restaurants cost taxpayers in Barnstable, Massachusetts, more than they produce in revenue, according to this analysis.
		The two main factors behind the higher costs for big box stores, shopping centers, and fast-food outlets, compared to specialty retail shops, are higher road maintenance costs (due to a much greater number of car trips per 1,000 square feet) and greater demand for public safety services.
	www.newrules.org /retail/econimpact.html (4393 words)

	Big Box Mart
		In “Big Box Mart” an unsuspecting consumer learns an economic lesson the hard way when his high-skilled factory job is shipped overseas to accommodate the “everyday low prices” he’s come to expect from his favorite retailer.
		Maybe these slobs at Big Box Mart think they are Macy’s, and you are going to steal some of their “upscale merchandise”.
		Monday, February 27 at 02:28 PM the problem with big box, is our system is completely built around cheap outsourcing and underpaid people who are willing to sacrifice the most basic neceseties in order to afford some kind of life in the US.
	walmartwatch.com /blog/archives/big_box_mart (8766 words)

	Growth Management: Big Box
		While the concerns about big box retail development are not always well founded in fact, they are understandable.
		The current and future needs of a community are major factors in the decision making process, and the overall and long-term success of big box establishments will depend largely on the community’s planning and development activities.
		Big box retail developments offer consumers choices and convenience, and in most cases, reduce the distance consumers must travel to shop.
	www.growthmanagement-icsc.org /bigbox/default.asp (378 words)

	Big Box
		Big Box fixed-wall pallet containers are a smart capital investment with a return on their initial investment many times over because of their durability and ease to use.
		You can easily and safely load Big Box containers on a forklift or pallet jack and efficiently store them in self-supporting stacks, with or without lids.
		The Big Box container is one of many material handling solutions form Arca Systems, a world leader in container systems.
	www.e-barr.com /bigbox.html (530 words)

	big box storage container
		Big Box Storage specializes in self storage and mini storage units...
		Big Box Container is registered in the Recycling Sections and Categories Directory at.
		COMMENTARY / Hitting the big box bull's-eye / For what they are...
	storage.involver04.org /storage/big_box_storage_container.html (476 words)

	Big Box Inquiry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Currently, we have two vacant big box stores in town, and recently we were informed that two new stores are being proposed for the community.
		Big Box Draft Ordinance, City of Santa Fe, New Mexico January 2001.
		Big Box Moratorium Ordinance, Town of Easton, Maryland, September 30, 1999.
	www.planning.org /pas/bigbox.htm (973 words)

	About The Big Box (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Well, in case you hadn't figured it out by now, The Big Box is a parody...
		What follows, in no particular order, are some observations on the effect of the "big box" retailers on communities all over America.
		The prospect of one of these large retailers opening in the next town, and sucking sales (and sales tax) dollars out of the community is enough of a threat that over and over we see communities making special concessions and allowances for these large retailers.
	www.big-box.com /about.htm (703 words)

	Digital Eel's Big Box of Blox
		Digital Eel's Big Box of Blox costs a mere $10US and is available on CD ROM from Cheapass Games (PC) or as a downloadable purchase from Digibuy (Mac and PC).
		Big Box of Blox is also included in the Mac Boiler Plate Special 3-pack collection on CDROM.
		The use of LGPL libraries in a closed source application such as Digital Eel's Big Box of Blox is allowed by section 6b of the license.
	www.digital-eel.com /blox (455 words)

	The Big Fun Box - single driver speaker [English]
		With dynamics as a high priority the box would have to be big, and the driver of sufficient size to shift air.
		I was in a hurry so I made a dumpy cuboid stand-mount, but 45 litres is big enough to make a small floorstander where the front leans back to point the speaker at the listener thus saving the cost of the stand.
		That light cone and big motor mean that though far from subtle the unit is more than capable of extracting fine detail a more conventional woofer (slugged by its crossover) might miss.
	www.tnt-audio.com /clinica/bfb_e.html (1852 words)

	BIG BOX REUSE : PROJECT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		It is within the answer to this question that we are seeing the resourcefulness and creativity of communities dealing with a situation that is happening all over the country: the empty big box.
		The term "big box" refers to a large, free-standing building with one major room.
		Because "big box" is a fairly new term, and since there are variations on the concept, there have been several occasions upon which Julia has arrived at a site and the "big box" was not quite what she thought it was going to be.
	www.bigboxreuse.com /project.html (430 words)

	Big Box Executives
		Peter Grace, head of the corporation, told Smith to develop a big box store, which he did reluctantly, expecting it to fail.
		In contrast to other big box sporting goods chains, The Sports Authority doesn't offer play/entertainment areas in its stores.
		The big box stores, which average 70,000 square feet, feature batting cages, golf simulators, putting greens, basketball half-courts, racquet sports areas, and inline skating areas.
	www.onlinesports.com /sportstrust/sports30.html (1525 words)

	Russell Roberts, Do Big Box Retailers Harm the Quality of Life?: Library of Economics and Liberty
		Home Depot may have a few spots that smell like Smith's, but it's too big and diverse a place to have a single smell.
		Home Depot and Barnes and Noble are typical "big box" retailers, enormous stores with enormous inventories that strike fear into the heart of small, independent merchants.
		I'd like to cheer up the people who despise the big boxes on the edge of town and the corporate machines—the Home Depots and Wal-Marts and Costcos and Starbucks—who crowd out the little guys.
	www.econlib.org /library/Columns/Robertsbigbox.html (1585 words)

	Big Box Tool Kit - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		While many parts of the country are overrun with chain stores, San Francisco remains a...
		Big Box Tool Kit has the resources you'll need to both beat the big box and to chart a new course for economic development in your community.
		Big Box Took Kit is a project of the nonprofit Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
	www.bigboxtoolkit.com (313 words)

	Big box, bad business? \| Urban Vancouver
		It was there that I first encountered the really deepseated loathing that some (mostly self-appointed) custodians of urban heritage held for big box stores.
		Usually, people complained about the impact of the stores on local small businesses, increased traffic congestion and a general sense that big corporations are evil vampires.
		Whoever suggested that small stores could hang on to their customers with better service is living in a dreamworld; the workers at big box retailers in the suburbs are at least as competent and friendly as any of the staff I've encountered in small shops in Vancouver.
	www.urbanvancouver.com /node/3874 (307 words)

	The Ultimate Handbook - Intermediate - Drills - Big Box
		Try this drill for 10 minutes before a game, or in the middle of practice (for a longer period of time) to work on conditioning.
		Whatever you do, don't count on Big Box to teach your team good throwing habits!
		Different body types typically have different ways of playing big box, and you don't want the little guys getting hurt.
	www.ultimatehandbook.com /Webpages/Intermediate/bigbox.html (286 words)

	X Big Box. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		It even comes with a slot for the X Box Memory card as well.
		X Big Box is a converter for PSX/PSX2 compatible Joypad, Joystick, Racing wheel to XB
		Insert the XB jack from the X Big Box adapter into the XB console.
	www.psxservices.co.uk /shop/en-gb/p_117.html (111 words)

	Guarino: Big Box Mart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The ability of men to support their families has eroded, so their presence in the home is disincentivized.
		We gleefully shop at the big box stores; yet these commercial establishments are an intrinsic part of the whole problem of exporting jobs, and depriving Americans of the ability to support themselves with integrity without relying on public assistance.
		The success of Big Box stores you and the equally clueless jib jab loathe reflects our growth in productivity, which is the only thing that increases our standard of living.
	guarino.typepad.com /guarino/2005/10/big_box_mart.html (940 words)

	Shopzilla - big box jewelry Jewelry Boxes shopping online
		Happy 21st Birthday / Anniversary Music Box, Choose your own song For a young woman or man his or her twenty-first birthday is a...
		25th Anniversary or Birthday Musical Jewelry Box, You choose the song For a young woman or man his or her twenty-fifth birthday is a...
		Timeless jewelry boxes and trinkets inspired by the 18th century.
	www.shopzilla.com /7Y_-_cat_id--30010110__keyword--big+box+jewelry (475 words)

	New Rules Project - Retail - Big Box Tax
		The Maine bill transfers one-third of the revenue to the state's Small Enterprise Growth Fund and two-thirds to Dirigo Health, a state program that provides health insurance plans for small businesses and the self-employed.
		This bill would impose a 3 percent tax on the gross receipts (total sales) of any stores over 60,000 square feet that are located outside of a downtown.
		Two-thirds of the revenue generated from the tax would be used to support the state's Dirigo Health Care Program and one-third would be transferred to Maine's Small Enterprise Growth Fund.
	www.newrules.org /retail/bigboxtax.html (350 words)

	The Big Box Home Page - World's Biggest Retailer - Bigger than Home Depot, meaner than WalMart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Big Box Home Page - World's Biggest Retailer - Bigger than Home Depot, meaner than WalMart
		From here you can read a history of The Big Box, locate a store near you, find out what we're doing to the environment, and find out what happened to our competition.
		Read what our customers are saying about The Big Box!
	www.big-box.com (123 words)

	Big Box Study
		The fiscal benefits of supercenters, and of discount retail more generally, are often much more complex, and lower, than they first appear.
		This is particularly true when big box retailers close existing stores to move into larger quarters elsewhere, when they expand an existing store into food, and when retailers reconfigure an existing store to
		To help prepare local and regional officials to review proposed big box projects generally, we suggest communities systematically assess the positive and negative local impacts of such projects.
	www.coalitiontlc.org /big_box_study.htm (958 words)

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