When we surveyed over 900 U.S. small, independent businesses, 94 reported being third-party sellers on Amazon’s Marketplace. This is a snapshot of their responses.
In the 1970s, several Supreme Court cases upended U.S. antitrust laws. This issue brief argues that Congress must take action to undo these decisions.
ILSR's new report shows how civic leaders can use the American Rescue Plan to level the playing field and provide local economies with economic benefits.
Amazon is exploiting its position as a gatekeeper to impose growing fees on the small businesses that rely on it to reach the online market.
Amazon claims that it has “a mutually beneficial relationship” with the small businesses that depend on its platform. This fact sheet tells the real story.
Dozens of locally based alternatives to the big third-party delivery apps have debuted during the pandemic, proving that in the food-delivery sector, local is better.
We lay out 24 policy recommendations across a 6-point agenda to enable independent businesses to weather the pandemic and thrive and grow in its aftermath.
Small business funding is running out. Congress should address the crisis facing small business by quickly providing the resources local governments need to support them.
ILSR's latest report describes 26 actions that community leaders can adopt to help small businesses weather the Covid-19 pandemic crisis.
This ILSR report finds that Amazon is exploiting its gatekeeper power to impose huge fees on the third-party sellers that rely on its marketplace.
A significantly larger number of federal relief loans are reaching small businesses in states where small, local banks comprise a greater share of the market.
ILSR's Independent Business Survey offers insight and guidance to elected officials looking to build a more equitable, entrepreneurial, competitive, and dynamic economy.
In 203 markets, Walmart controls 50% or more of the grocery market. No other corporation has ever amassed this much control over the food system.
Although dollar stores sometimes fill a need, there’s growing evidence that these stores are not a byproduct of economic distress. They’re a cause of it.
In this report, we outline serious concerns with Amazon's move into procurement spending. The move could leave local governments at risk of being ripped off.