The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed suit against Amazon for monopolizing e-commerce in violation of U.S. antitrust laws. This...
The steep and rapidly growing fees Amazon extracts from the businesses that have little choice but to rely on its...
Stacy Mitchell explains why this pivotal moment in antitrust can last beyond its current leaders at our enforcement agencies. Her...
Our new fact sheet explains how credit card monopolies and banks are imposing swipe fees — what is essentially a...
Local and federal policymakers have systematically structured tax policy in a way that deepens the concentration of corporate power, Stacy...
As dollar stores multiply rapidly across the U.S., cities are developing dollar store-specific policies to rein in their growth. Such...
In this report, we look at how the dollar chains are using predatory tactics to kill off grocery stores and...
More than 75 cities and towns have defeated dollar store projects in the last four years. Our new strategy guide...
Community leaders have good reason to be concerned about chain dollar stores. … Read More
Powerful retailers are killing off small businesses by dominating supply chains. Our new report argues it’s time to revive the...
Earlier this year the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice announced plans to revise their merger guidelines, setting...
Amazon portrays itself as a partner to businesses in an effort to derail Congress, business owners tell a very different...
Rampant market power abuse is endangering the economic dynamism that New York small businesses generate. State lawmakers have an opportunity...
ILSR surveyed 908 small, independent businesses across across the country. We asked about the challenges they face and the policies...
When we surveyed over 900 small, independent businesses across the U.S., 94 reported being third-party sellers on Amazon’s Marketplace. This...