ILSR Press Releases and Selected Media Coverage
Response to FTC report on grocery supply chain disruptions during COVID-19
March 21, 2024
We hope that this study will be followed in short order by renewed enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act,” Stacy Mitchell says in the statement. READ MORE
$100,000 in Grants Going to BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving Community Composters
Reggie Rucker
March 13, 2024
“This dedicated focus on BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving community composters is long overdue,” said Brenda Platt, director of ILSR’s Composting for Community Initiative, about the grant program. READ MORE
Statement on FTC lawsuit to block Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons
February 26, 2024
“Blocking this merger is a crucial step in restoring healthy competition to food retailing,” Stacy Mitchell says in the statement READ MORE
Statement on FTC and DOJ Finalized Merger Guidelines
December 18, 2023
"This draft heralds a long overdue end to the dangerous and destructive approach of the last four decades," Stacy Mitchell, ILSR Co-Executive Director, says in the statement. READ MORE
ILSR's 2023 Annual Report
John Bailey
November 22, 2023
Our 2023 annual report highlights the work we’ve done -- through on-the-ground technical assistance, in-depth research and analysis, and coalition building with grassroots organizations -- to instill racial and economic justice throughout our economy and empower local communities. READ MORE
Media Advisory: Sellers and Small Businesses Applaud FTC's Amazon Lawsuit
Reggie Rucker
September 26, 2023
"This draft heralds a long overdue end to the dangerous and destructive approach of the last four decades," Stacy Mitchell, ILSR Co-Executive Director, says in the statement. READ MORE
Statement on FTC's Amazon Lawsuit
September 26, 2023
"This draft heralds a long overdue end to the dangerous and destructive approach of the last four decades," Stacy Mitchell, ILSR Co-Executive Director, says in the statement. READ MORE
Statement on Proposed New Merger Guidelines
July 19, 2023
"This draft heralds a long overdue end to the dangerous and destructive approach of the last four decades," Stacy Mitchell, ILSR Co-Executive Director, says in the statement. READ MORE
"[FTC] lawsuit reveals Amazon’s utter contempt for its customers," says Stacy Mitchell in Statement on Amazon Prime Lawsuit
June 21, 2023
Mitchell goes on to highlight that last year, Amazon exploited its chokehold of the online retail sector by extracting more than $155 billion in fees from Amazon marketplace sellers, calling it, "an extraordinary measure of its monopoly power.” READ MORE
"We are dismayed that Congress has yet to enact even these basic and obvious safeguards," says Stacy Mitchell in statement on the reintroduction of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act
June 16, 2023
Mitchell points to Amazon's ability to bully and exploit other businesses through its integration across business lines as an example of why the bill is such "an important piece of legislation." READ MORE