ILSR's virtual event explains restrictive covenants, a type of sneaky lease clause used by big chains to keep competitors out.
Local and state governments can ban restrictive covenants for grocery and pharmacy chains, helping improve access to essential goods and services.
Stacy Mitchell talks to the Grocery Nerds podcast about how monopoly power is driving the affordability crisis.
Rhode Island passes landmark law to end grocery store real estate restrictions.
Senate's vote shows that lawmakers are "ready to take action to lower prices," says ILSR's Ron Knox
A law that would give New Yorkers the power to fight rising grocery prices and shrink food deserts is now one step closer to becoming...
A More Perfect Union documentary explains a Pepsi/Walmart price discrimination scheme — exposed by an FTC lawsuit unsealed by ILSR.
To demonstrate how corporate concentration has reshaped food access in the U.S., ILSR's interactive map shows food deserts alongside the location of grocery stores.
ILSR's brief explains how corporate consolidation fueled high food prices, and the critical role independent grocers play in building resilient local food systems.
An ILSR event with independent business associations exploring how your business can stand up to big corporate power and level the playing field.
99% Invisible, with Stacy Mitchell's help, devotes an episode to the relationship between food deserts and the federal government's abandonment of Robison-Patman Act enforcement.
ILSR's Sean Gonsalves writes in The American Prospect on how the "One Big Beautiful Bill" cuts food assistance benefits to households that pay for internet...
Ron Knox provided testimony highlighting how corporate concentration in the grocery industry has led to record profits for major chains while consumers struggle with affordability.
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.
"Much of Walmart’s market dominance can be attributed to its use of this illegal and anti-competitive tactic," says Stacy Mitchell