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Dollar Stores Are Targeting Struggling Urban Neighborhoods and Small Towns. One Community Is Showing How to Fight Back.
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.
Amazon is Hurting Most Independent Retailers, but They’re Weathering the Storm Better than the Chains, Survey Finds
A survey finds that 90% of independent retailers report that Amazon is negatively affecting their businesses, though their strengths are helping them weather the storm.
Amazon’s Stranglehold: How the Company’s Tightening Grip on the Economy Is Stifling Competition, Eroding Jobs, and Threatening Communities
Amazon is at the center of increasing inequality and diminishing opportunity, and that it's concentrating power in ways that endanger competition, community, and democracy.
As the cost of leasing commercial space soars in U.S. cities, this report examines what's behind the skyrocketing rents and explores six possible policy solutions.
Report: North Dakota’s Pharmacy Ownership Law Leads to Better Pharmacy Care
What a difference local ownership makes. Under a forward-thinking 1963 law, North Dakota does not allow chains to operate pharmacies. Instead, virtually all of the...
Even as their big competitors are awash in capital, many locally owned businesses are struggling to secure the financing they need to grow. This analysis...
Independent Business Owners Report Growing Public Support, Call for Policies to Level the Playing Field
A survey of 2,602 independent business owners across the U.S. has found that the Buy Local message is boosting customer traffic and improving the outlook...
Today, ILSR issued a report on Walmart’s rapidly expanding climate pollution and joined with leading environmental organizations in calling for change. The new report, Walmart’s...
The Growth of Internet Retailing: Implications and Strategies for the Specialty Toy Industry
This white paper examines the growth of internet retailing, Amazon’s increasing share of this market, and the rise of free-riding as consumers browse and ask questions in brick-and-mortar...
