The Barn Nursery & Landscape Center in Cary, Ill., was dealt a double blow recently, Chicago Tribune reported.
A new Wal-Mart opened across the street. But it’s the new highway median that’s causing the bigger headache. The median prevents northbound traffic from turning left into the store’s parking lot. The newspaper’s consumer advocate helped the retailer tackle the problem.
-- Sarah
I am in a small rural town in Western Kentucky. Wal-Mart thought so higly of our business that they moved 1/4 mile closer and paid to have an intersection put in with turn lanes and stop lights. They even used our entrance as the intersection. When it came time to paint the turn lanes, they didn't paint the one that turned into our store. I complained for two years to the Kentucky Dept. of Transportation to no avail. I was told that I didn't have enough business to warrant a turn lane. The lane was there, just not painted correctly. Finally, I cornered my State Senator and after viewing the situation, he called the regional DOT office to rectify the problem. The next day, 6 DOT employees scraped off the yellow stripes and painted white lines and arrows to allow my customers to turn into my store. Wal-Mart didn't get where they are today by being good neighbors. Bruce Danhauer
Danhauer Florist & Gift, Greenhouses & Garden Center, Morganfield, KY
Posted by: Bruce Danhauer | January 09, 2008 at 01:58 PM