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Al Norman |
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Al Norman has been called "Wal-Mart's #1 Enemy" by Forbes magazine, and
the "guru of the anti-Wal-Mart movement" by 60 Minutes. Al's website,
www.sprawl-busters.com, is an international clearinghouse on retail
sprawl. Al is the author of two books, "Slam Dunking Wal-Mart: How You an
Stop Superstore Sprawl In Your Hometown" and "The Case Against Wal-Mart."
He has traveled to 43 states and 5 foreign countries at the request of
merchants, citizens's groups, and universities, to explain the impact of
big box stores like Home Depot, Target, Lowe's and Wal-Mart on the
businesses and civic life. He's been on Nightline, the Lehrer News Hour,
CNN, NPRs Marketplace, and many other national media outlets. Al has been
active in the big box field since he stopped a Wal-Mart in his town of
Greenfield, Massachusetts 13 years ago.
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Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart!
The Case Against Wal-Mart |
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"Al
Norman is a burr under the saddle of the giant corporations." |
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Jim
Hightower, Thieves in High Places
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"Al
Norman's website--www.sprawl-busters.com--tracks community
protests against large retailers...(He) has even written
a book on the subject." |
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Robert
Strauss, the New York Times
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"Norman,
who gained national fame by stopped Wal-Mart from locating
a store in his hometown of Greenfield, Mass...spends a
good chunk of time these days flying around the country
advising citizens groups on how to thwart big box developments."
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Rob
Zaleski, Madison, WI Newspapers, Inc.
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"He
helps citizen's groups take on big box retailers, and
is the author of a book, Slam Dunking Wal-Mart, about
his Greenfield Wal-Mart defeat. |
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Micky
Baca, Worcester, MA, Business Journal
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"Al Norman heads Sprawl-Busters, a group that frequently
criticizes Wal-Mart. He's skeptical that local merchants
can really learn to co-exist with the retail giant." |
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Jim
Zarroli, NPR Morning Edition
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"Mr.
Norman is one of the better known anti-sprawl activists
in the country...He has won friends and many enemies in
his battles with many large companies." |
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George
Barnes, Worcester, MA Telegram-Gazette
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"Al
Norman, head of Sprawl-Busters, (is) one of Wal-Mart's
most vocal critics." |
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Dan
Zehr, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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"Al
Norman, a PR executive whose successful fight to keep
Wal-Mart out of his hometown of Greenfield, Mass., has
led tdo a second career as an anti Wal-Mart organizer
nationally." |
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Mark
Fitzgerald, Editor & Publisher
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"In
1993, Al Norman stopped Wal-Mart from coming to his hometown
of Greenfield, Massachusetts...Norman doesn't like megastores
very much, to put it mildly. " |
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Charles
Osgood, Osgood File
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"He's
become the guru of the anti-Wal-Mart movement." |
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Morley
Safer, 60 Minutes |
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