A bill in the Rhode Island House could level the state's grocery playing field, and encourage other states to join the fight against monopoly power.
On Talking Headways, Stacy Mitchell talks with Jeff Wood about how the rules that govern our built environment have fueled corporate concentration and harmed democracy
"Much of Walmart’s market dominance can be attributed to its use of this illegal and anti-competitive tactic," says Stacy Mitchell
The FTC's lawsuit against Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, utilizing the Robinson-Patman Act, could be an opportunity to restore fairness to the American economy
"Consumers will feel the benefits through greater choice, lower prices, and vibrant neighborhood business districts," says Stacy Mitchell
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.
The government's decision to stop enforcing the law in the 1980s fueled the collapse of Main Street. Now a revival is imminent.
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.
e hope that this study will be followed in short order by renewed enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act,” Stacy Mitchell says in the statement...
Blocking this merger is a crucial step in restoring healthy competition to food retailing,” Stacy Mitchell says in the statement…
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...
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.…...