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Article filed under Banking, Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Oct 4, 2005

Cal. City Uses Reserve Funds to Spur Local Business Development

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/cal-city-uses-reserve-funds-spur-local-business-development/

In an effort to create more capital for local business loans and community development, the city of Santa Cruz, California, has shifted nearly $600,000 in city funds from U.S. treasuries and other securities to two locally owned financial institutions. Santa Cruz City Councilor Ryan Coonerty proposed the idea, which he says will bolster the local economy by keeping the city’s financial resources working locally. Continue reading

Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Oct 3, 2005

Study Finds Chains Could Harm Cape Cod Economy

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/study-finds-chains-could-harm-cape-cod-economy/

A new study has concluded that additional chain retail expansion on Cape Cod would undermine the region’s economy. Continue reading

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Sep 9, 2005

Buy Local Philly Shifts Public Behavior

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/buy-local-philly/

In some of the first research to examine the effectiveness of buy-local campaigns, surveys in two Philadelphia neighborhoods, conducted at the end of a month-long pilot Buy Local Philly program, found that one in six people were aware of the initiative. Of those, 40 percent said they had been motivated to patronize an independent business as a result. Continue reading

Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Aug 29, 2005

Wal-Mart Says 30% Market Share Too Big

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/walmart-says-30-market-share-too-big/

In an ironic turn of events, Wal-Mart has called on the British government to intervene in the growing market dominance of rival retailer Tesco. Continue reading

Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Aug 19, 2005

N.Y.C. Requires Retailers to Provide Health Care

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/nyc-requires-retailers-provide-health-care/

Grocery and big-box retailers in New York City will be required to contribute a set minimum to their employees’ health insurance, under an ordinance passed by the City Council on a 46 to 1 vote. Continue reading

Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Aug 3, 2005

Blocking Wal-Mart’s Move into Banking

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/blocking-walmarts-move-banking/

The nation’s largest seller of everything from groceries to toys wants to go into banking. Wal-Mart has applied to open a bank in Utah. State regulators say it will take about four months for them to review the application. Continue reading

Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | 6 Comments | Updated on Jul 26, 2005

Home Depot, Lowe’s Squeeze Independent Contractors

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/home-depot-lowes-squeeze-independent-contractors/

Independent remodeling businesses are being increasingly squeezed by Home Depot and Lowe’s. Having captured nearly half of all hardware and building supply sales nationally, the two chains are now expanding aggressively into installation services. Continue reading

Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Jul 21, 2005

Wal-Mart Pushing India to Lift Ban on Global Chain Stores

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/walmart-pushing-india-lift-ban-global-chain-stores/

Global retailing giants — including the British chain Tesco, France’s Carrefour, and Walmart — have also been lobbying for an end to rules that bar foreign direct investment in India’s retail sector. Continue reading

Article, ILSR Press Room filed under Independent Business | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Jul 21, 2005

Media Release: Response to Wal-Mart’s New “Green” Store in McKinney, Texas

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/media-release-response-walmarts-new-green-store-mckinney-texas/

MINNEAPOLIS (July 20, 2005)—While the features incorporated into Wal-Mart’s new "green" store in McKinney, Texas, create very modest improvements in energy consumption and stormwater runoff, they do not change Wal-Mart’s basic business model, which is extremely polluting. Continue reading