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In The American Prospect: Pandemic-Era Corporate Bullying
Susan Holmberg
March 27, 2024
In a new study, the Federal Trade Commission found that big retailers threatened to punish suppliers unless they got first dibs on food and household goods during the pandemic. Ron Knox explains it in The American Prospect, and recommends what the agency should do next. READ MORE
On More Perfect Union: What Dollar General Doesn't Want You to Know
Susan Holmberg
March 25, 2024
Dollar General is stealing from its customers. It’s a major scam that’s siphoning hundreds of millions of dollars from the poorest people in America. In a new More Perfect Union video, Stacy Mitchell explains how the chain's business models rips people off. READ MORE
Town Hall Featuring FTC Chair Lina Khan Draws Hundreds of Small Businesses
Katy Milani
March 12, 2024
Hundreds of independent businesses from across the country tuned into a virtual town hall — featuring Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan — to mark the progress and build momentum to rein in monopoly power and level the playing field for small, independent businesses. READ MORE
In The Atlantic: Amazon’s Big Secret
Susan Holmberg
March 1, 2024
Amazon has long cultivated the idea that it runs its shopping platform at razor-thin margins, relying instead on AWS for its profits. In fact, Amazon’s e-commerce marketplace is enormously profitable. In The Atlantic, Stacy Mitchell writes about how Amazon has kept these profits secret – and why the SEC must enforce corporate financial disclosure rules. READ MORE
Chicago City Council Votes to Rein In Dollar Store Development
Susan Holmberg
February 21, 2024
Another city is fighting back against dollar chains. The Chicago City Council has voted to enact an ordinance that will limit development of new chain dollar stores. Over 60 other cities and towns have enacted similar ordinances in recent years, but Chicago is the largest city to date to do so. READ MORE
In the Chicago Tribune: Why Chicago Needs to Limit Dollar Stores
Kennedy Smith
February 15, 2024
"Eliminating food deserts requires many solutions. But there is one absolutely essential action: preventing dollar stores from proliferating," Tulsa City Council Member Vanessa Hall-Harper and ILSR Senior Researcher Kennedy Smith wrote in The Chicago Tribune in support of a proposal to limit dollar stores. READ MORE
FEATURED REPORTS
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Stacy Mitchell
September 22, 2022
Report: How New Federal Antimerger Guidelines Can Roll Back Corporate Concentration and Build Local Power
Stacy Mitchell
June 29, 2022
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Stacy Mitchell
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Statement on FTC lawsuit to block Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons
Stacy Mitchell
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