How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert.
The decision to stop enforcing a single law decimated the independent grocery market and led to the dominance of big chains.
As dollar stores multiply rapidly across the U.S., cities are developing dollar store-specific policies to rein in their growth.
Food deserts are a problem in Virginia, and are tied to the decline of independent grocers.
A federal trial is underway that will likely have a huge impact on both grocery prices and the food industry.
Hall-Harper is a leader on blocking predatory dollar stores and rebuilding locally owned businesses.
Big retailers threatened to punish suppliers unless they got first dibs scarce products during the pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission found in a new study.
Blocking this merger is a crucial step in restoring healthy competition to food retailing,” Stacy Mitchell says in the statement…
From mobile markets to refrigerated food pick-up lockers, communities are exploring new approaches to making sure their residents have convenient, affordable access to healthy food.
On The Hustle, Kennedy Smith spells out why dollar stores are so problematic for our pocketbooks and our communities.
In a popular New York Times TikTok, Stacy Mitchell explained why we need to look past the headlines about inflation to understand why our grocery...
Communities are adopting innovative strategies to sustain their grocery stores or create new ones amidst the challenges posed by grocery sector consolidation.
On the Capitol Forum podcast, Stacy Mitchell explains that the real cost of groceries can be traced to Walmart's predatory tactics and failed antitrust enforcement.
Stacy Mitchell explains how big retailers exploit their financial control over suppliers, threatening independent grocers and increasing prices. Enforcing the Robinson Patman Act could help.
This virtual event examined ways dominant retailers exert their power, how communities are fighting back, and how leaders can restore fairness in our food system.…...