ILSR Moderates Workshop at the National League of Cities Conference on “Creating a City Where Small Businesses Thrive”
A thriving small business sector leads to more job growth, less inequality, higher median incomes, and stronger social bonds in your community. Yet aspiring entrepreneurs...
Amazon is Hurting Most Independent Retailers, but They’re Weathering the Storm Better than the Chains, Survey Finds
The retail industry is experiencing significant upheaval, but almost all of the reporting on the issue has focused on national chains. Now, a national survey...
The Ripple Effect When You Shop Local (Infographic)
When you choose locally owned businesses for your shopping, you create a ripple effect. Our new infographic shows what happens when you shop local —...
8 Policy Strategies Cities Can Use to Support Local Businesses
Independent businesses are among the best engines that cities have for advancing economic opportunity. But they’re disappearing in many places. This isn’t, in large part,...
Press Release: Regulators Should Block Amazon’s Acquisition of Whole Foods
In response to Amazon’s announced acquisition of Whole Foods, Stacy Mitchell, co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) and co-author of Amazon’s Stranglehold, made...
Listen: MSNBC’s Chris Hayes and ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell in conversation about Amazon
In this 45-minute discussion, ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell and MSNBC’s Chris Hayes talk about Amazon — including its power as an online platform, the importance of...
Watch: How Cities Can Create a Built Environment Where Local Businesses Thrive
Cities are changing to become increasingly inhospitable to locally owned businesses. In this 20-minute talk, ILSR’s Olivia LaVecchia discusses what’s causing the problem, why it...
With Healthcare Middlemen Controlling Prescription Drug Prices, There’s a Better Model for Pharmacy Care
There’s a small group of powerful companies, called pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, that increasingly controls the prices of prescription drugs. The results of this...
Local Governments Are Increasingly Buying from Amazon. Here’s Why They Need to Stop.
Local governments are increasingly turning to Amazon for their buying needs. When they do, though, citizens lose. Here’s why you should be concerned about this...
Anticompetitive Conditions Are Impacting Independent Businesses, Says Letter to Sen. Klobuchar
In today’s highly concentrated markets, the ability of dominant companies to exclude and impede businesses from competing has become one of the most pressing issues...
ILSR’s Testimony at New York City Hearing on Retail Diversity and Neighborhood Character
At a recent New York City Council hearing, ILSR submitted testimony examining the importance of locally owned businesses to the City, the crisis affecting them,...
