Big Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses

The newest book from Stacy Mitchell. More than a critique, Big-Box Swindle provides an invigorating account of how some communities have successfully countered the spread of big boxes and rebuilt their local economies. Since 2000, over 200 big-box development projects have been halted by groups of ordinary citizens, and scores of towns and cities have adopted laws that favor small-scale, local business development which limit the proliferation of chains. From cutting-edge land-use policies to innovative cooperative small-business initiatives, Mitchell offers communities concrete strategies that can stave off mega-retailers and create a more prosperous and sustainable future.

CD - Catalyzing Your Own "Buy Local" Movement

Are you interested in developing a "buy local" campaign in your community? This CD contains 130 slides synched with audio from a presentation given by Stacy Mitchell, senior researcher with the New Rules Project, at the National Main Streets Conference in Philadelphia on April 1, 2008. The presentation shows how "buy local" campaigns around the country are changing shopping patterns and influencing government decision-making. It provides tips for launching a campaign, as well as strategies for articulating the economic, environmental, and consumer benefits of choosing locally owned independent businesses over chains. The CD includes two versions of the 75-minute, self-playing presentation, one for Mac and one for PC, along with supporting resource materials.

DVD - Stacy Mitchell Talks about the Big-Box Swindle

This DVD is of Stacy Mitchell, senior researcher at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and author of Big-Box Swindle, giving a talk about the hidden costs of big-box retail and what communities can do to rebuild local businesses. The event, held in Salt Lake City on Nov. 11, 2006, was sponsored by Local First Utah (www.localfirst.org) and filmed by Salt Lake City Television. (1 hour, 4 minutes)

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