Analysis shows how the failure to enforce the Robinson-Patman Act fueled grocery-sector consolidation, leading to food deserts and rising prices.
ILSR's statement on the introduction of the Fair Competiton for Small Business Act in the U.S. Senate.
Newly unsealed FTC filing accuses PepsiCo of favoring Walmart while artificially inflating prices for local grocers and consumers.
Federal judge rules keeping complaint sealed "cannot be justified" in light of public interest.
Motion seeks to reveal details of complaint alleging PepsiCo gave preferential pricing to big-box retailer while harming independent grocers and consumers.
The FTC has chosen to "abandon communities that depend on fair competition to maintain access to essential goods and services," says Stacy Mitchell
Commissioner Bedoya made a case that the guiding aim of antitrust should be fairness, including fairness for small businesses, a fundamental shift for the agency.
Powerful retailers are dominating supply chains. Our report argues it’s time to revive the Robinson-Patman Act to restore antitrust enforcement against predatory buying.
In a comment letter to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, ILSR raised several areas of concern that the agency should examine as part of its...
Stacy Mitchell joins Pitchfork Economics to explain how policies drove the rise of Walmart and Amazon, and the urgency of the antitrust movement.
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.
California is one of a long list of states that have in some way addressed the current lack of regulations regarding network neutrality. In addition...
More than a decade after Walmart pledged to become an environmental leader, the company’s climate emissions continue to rise, according to data released today by...
For the first time in 28 years, the Democratic Party platform calls for vigorous, stepped-up enforcement of our anti-monopoly laws.
Stacy Mitchell talked to the Strong Towns podcast about the origins of big-box stores and the way they continue to undercut the American middle class.