Pennsylvania Seeds a New Crop of Local Grocery Stores
The Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative, a four-year-old, statewide grant and loan program for grocery store development, has financed over 50 independent grocery stores and small food...
View ArticleNew Tool Helps Low-Income Communities Evaluate Food Retailers
The newly published Sustainable Food Retail Framework aims to help cities struggling with a lack of grocery stores in low-income neighborhoods better balance the need to quickly fill the gaps (a...
View ArticleWhy is Michelle Obama’s food initiative promoting Walmart?
I winced yesterday when James Gavin, chair of the Partnership for a Healthier America, said he'd like to see Walmart double its U.S. store count. He was speaking at Michelle Obama's event announcing...
View ArticleEaters, Beware: Walmart is Taking Over our Food System
Walmart's expansion is making our food system more concentrated and industrialized than ever before. … Read More
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleILSR 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...
View ArticleCity 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...
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