How San Francisco is Dealing With Chains
Stacy Mitchell | 2 Comments | August 30, 2012
 San Francisco is home to many more independent businesses than other big cities, thanks in part to a 2006 law than gives neighborhoods the power to review and reject “formula” retail stores and restaurants. But the policy has major gaps, which have opened the way for big-box stores and other chains to slip into the city. Concerned about the implications for San Francisco’s economy and sense of place, city leaders are now looking to beef up the law. Continue Reading
Independent Businesses Deliver Bigger Economic Benefits, Study Finds
Stacy Mitchell | 1 Comment | August 16, 2012
 Choosing a locally owned business generates almost four times as much economic benefit for the surrounding community as shopping at a chain, a new study has concluded. Continue Reading
Walmart and the Future of Big Box Retail on KALW Radio
Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | August 22, 2012
 ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell was a guest on Your Call on San Francisco public radio station KALW. She joined host Rose Aguilar and Charles Fishman, author of The Wal-Mart Effect, for an hour-long conversation about how Walmart came to dominate the economy and what local business owners and retail workers are doing to counter its market power. Listen to the Show
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