In this 5-minute interview with Ross Reynolds on Seattle public radio station KUOW, Stacy Mitchell talks about how Amazon’s market power has changed the business...
Recycling is an economic development tool as well as an environmental tool. Reuse, recycling, and waste reduction offer direct development opportunities for communities. When collected...
For years, Amazon has used its size and market power to bully publishers and keep other retailers from competing in the e-book market. And, for...
This infographic tracks how Amazon bullied and swindled its way to becoming one of the most powerful retailers on the planet. On pace to be...
This white paper examines the growth of internet retailing, Amazon’s increasing share of this market, and the rise of free-riding as consumers browse and ask questions in brick-and-mortar...
After winning a high-stakes standoff against Amazon last year, publishers are now setting the prices that retailers can charge for their e-books. At first blush,...
Big-Box Swindle was named one of the top ten business books of the year by Booklist and described by Bill McKibben as “the ultimate account...
A widely publicized study claims that there is no evidence that Wal-Mart has had a negative impact on the small business sector. In reviewing the...
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the demise of independent businesses is not the inevitable result of market forces and consumer choices. Public policy at all levels...
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), a group that has long been been tracking state-level developments related to net metering and distributed generation interconnection activities,...
A growing number of communities are fighting back against the rising power of large retail stores like Wal-Mart. But real change won’t come until we...
This report opens with an overview of research on the impacts of large chain stores and the benefits of locally owned businesses. It then outlines...
This report, a collaboration between the Institute of Local Self-Reliance and The Preservation Trust of Vermont, outlines why locally owned businesses matter and provides practical...
Three times as much money stays in the local economy when you buy goods and services from locally owned businesses instead of large chain stores,...
The state of Iowa is in the process of removing a direct link to Amazon.com from the homepage of its official web site (https://www.iowa.gov). Under...