14 Dec 2016

Your Call: Amazon threatens small businesses and “weakens communities,” says new report

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From KALW‘s Your Call public affairs radio show: “Why is it more important than ever to support local businesses? Amazon’s growing market power is threatening small businesses and ‘weakening communities,’ according to a new study from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. The study’s findings conclude that Amazon is causing the number of independent merchants to decline sharply, ‘undermining jobs and wages,’ and affecting local tax bases. What difference does it make when we support local businesses?” This conversation features our own researcher Olivia LaVecchia.… Read More
12 Dec 2016

Delivery Drivers Sue Amazon Over Misclassification, Failure to Pay Overtime and the Minimum Wage

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In the wake of the release of our landmark Amazon report, a story from In These Times‘ labor freelancer Bruce Vail details the impact that Amazon’s growth in our economy has on workers and the way that their expansive network of warehouses depresses wages for those kinds of workers.… Read More
8 Dec 2016

Chicago Indie Bookstores Launch Campaign Ahead of Amazon’s Arrival

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In the wake of the release of our landmark Amazon report and the shifts that the e-commerce giant is making into physical retail stores, a local group in Chicago decided to protest against Amazon’s moves in the taking over of our economy. Chicago Tonight, a PBS affiliate in Chicago, cited our Amazon report in their explanation of the group’s concerns.… Read More
8 Dec 2016

What Happens to a Town When Amazon Moves In?

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In the wake of the release of our landmark report on Amazon’s growing stranglehold of our economy, The Nation‘s labor reporter, Michelle Chen, detailed our findings and the impacts that they have on our economy. In her article, Chen details Amazon’s effect on Main Street and competition, generally.… Read More

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