A Food Oasis in North Tulsa
A grocery store owner transforms a food desert into a food oasis… Read More
17 Problems: How Dollar Store Chains Hurt Communities
Community leaders have good reason to be concerned about chain dollar stores. … Read More
Toledo Takes Dollar Stores to Church
An Ohio pastor leads the charge against the dollar store invasion in his community… Read More
The Guardian: Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger could cause more US food deserts, experts say
ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell is interviewed by The Guardian on dangers of the proposed Kroger-Alberstons merger.… Read More
City Lab Covers Dollar Store Backlash, ILSR Report Featured
In The News: Marie Donahue December 20th, 2018 Media Outlet: City Lab City Lab, using data obtained in a report from ILSR, dives into the dollar store chain crisis and its negative impacts on working class communities across the United States. Our research associate Marie Donahue explains how dollar stores are feeding off of the growing … Read More
ILSR Report on Dollar Store Growth Featured in Huffington Post
In the News: Stacy Mitchell and Marie Donahue December 7th, 2018 Media Outlet: Huffington Post The Huffington post covered ILSR’s recent report detailing the growing dominance of dollar stores in the retail landscape. Report authors Stacy Mitchell and Marie Donahue, from our Community-Scaled Economy team, were quoted on the growing epidemic of dollar stores replacing grocery stores in urban and rural … Read More
Why Walmart’s Death Grip on Our Food System Is Intensifying Poverty
When Michelle Obama visited a Walmart in Springfield, Missouri, a few weeks ago to praise the company’s efforts to sell healthier food, she did not say why she chose a store in Springfield of all cities. But, in ways that Obama surely did not intend, it was a fitting choice. This Midwestern city provides a chilling look at where Walmart wants to take our food system. … Read More
How Walmart is Devouring the Food System (Infographic)
Walmart now captures $1 of every $4 Americans spend on groceries. It’s on track to claim one-third of food sales within five years. Here’s a look at how Walmart has dramatically altered the food system — triggering massive consolidation, driving down prices to farmers, and leaving more families struggling to afford healthy food.… Read More
How San Francisco is Dealing With Chains
San Francisco is home to more independent businesses than other big cities, thanks in part to a 2006 law than gives neighborhoods the power to reject “formula” retail stores and restaurants. But the policy has major gaps, which have opened the way for chains to slip into the city. City leaders are now looking to beef up the law. … Read More