JOIN US: VIRTUAL BRIEFING FOR SMALL BUSINESS
Ever wonder how Walmart, Amazon, dollar chains or other big retailers are able to set their retail prices lower than independents? You are invited to join a virtual briefing detailing how mega retailers use their market power to extract illegal pricing, access, and promotions from suppliers, allowing them to undercut small and medium competitors on retail prices. This illegal practice has been largely unpoliced, but there is a groundswell movement to fight back. Small businesses can join together to urge federal regulators to revive the Robinson-Patman Act – a law passed in the 1930s to safeguard the ability of Main Street businesses to compete.
Join independent business associations to see how your business can stand up to big corporate power and level the playing field.
How Big Retailers Get Illegal Pricing Deals and How to Fight Back
Tuesday, October 28th, 1pm ET
Virtual Briefing
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Attendees will learn:
How large corporations using their market power to bully suppliers into special deals or access, which results in smaller competitors shouldering higher wholesale costs for the same truckload of goods
Why this is illegal and why lack of enforcement has led to unfair marketplaces
How small businesses can take action
Host Organizations from the Small Business Rising Coalition
American Booksellers Association
American Independent Business Alliance
American Specialty Toy Retailing Assn
Cambridge Local First
Independent Natural Food Retailers Association
Independent Shopkeepers Assn
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Local Business Institute
Local First Arizona
Local Return
Louisville Independent Business Alliance
Lowcountry Local First
National Community Pharmacists Assn
National Grocers Assn
Small Business Majority
Spokane Independent Metro Business Alliance
Small Business Rising is a coalition of independent business organizations representing more than 250,000 small businesses and standing up for a level playing field. We’re urging elected leaders to break the power of monopolies and safeguard our right to compete and serve the needs of our communities.
Independent businesses embody the dreams and livelihoods of millions of Americans. But today it’s harder than ever to grow a business. That’s because monopolistic corporations, backed by Wall Street, have seized control of many industries and are blocking small businesses from competing. Their outsized power threatens to corrupt not only our markets, but also our government.
It’s time for entrepreneurs from every corner of the country, every background and industry, to stand up for a level playing field. We’re building a united voice of businesses to speak directly to lawmakers.
We’re calling for policymakers to:
Stop monopolies from cornering the online market by breaking them up and regulating them.
Block dominant corporations from engaging in abusive tactics by making our antitrust laws stronger and easier to enforce.
Adopt clear or “bright-line” rules outlawing mega-mergers and setting a higher bar for allowing other mergers, including vertical acquisitions.
Establish rules to create a level playing field, promote competition, and spur innovation.
