Lauren Gellatly
Two dozen small business groups support ...

Two dozen small business associations — representing a broad swath of Main Street — released a joint letter in support of Senator Chris Murphy’s new bill, the Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act, aimed to strengthen and modernize a crucial law on the books to ensure a level playing field for small businesses, the Robinson-Patman Act.

Price discrimination is a top problem impeding the ability for independent businesses to fairly compete with dominant large corporations, calling on federal agencies, Congress, and the states to prioritize enforcement.

Lauren Gellatly
25 Small Business Groups support new bill to ...

More than two dozen small business associations, members of the Small Business Rising coalition, endorsed the Fair Competition for Small Business Act, which was introduced in the Congress by Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Maxine Waters. The bill will invigorate state level antitrust enforcement to ensure fair supplier pricing for small and independent businesses. The coalition endorsed the bill as a “... simple and effective remedy to foster fair competition and enforce existing antitrust law” and urges Congress to pass the bill this legislative session. 

25 Small Business Groups support new bill to enforce fair supplier pricing
Lauren Gellatly
Small Business Groups Urge FTC to Prioritize ...

Small Business Rising – a coalition of small business associations — is urging the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prioritize reviving enforcement against monopoly harms to small businesses, instead of focusing efforts toward  eliminating regulatory barriers. “The most significant threats to fair markets today stem not from regulation, but from the unchecked dominance of powerful corporations,” the coalition states in a letter submitted to the Commission signed by more than 20 small business associations.  

Small Business Groups Urge FTC to Prioritize Fair Market Enforcement
Lauren Gellatly
SBR Partner Workplace Solutions Association: ...

We sat down with SBR partner Michael Tucker, Executive Director of Workplace Solutions Association, or WSA (formerly the Independent Office Products & Furniture Dealers Association), which represents 500 independent office and furniture supply companies across the United States. Michael shared why they advocate with the coalition and what policy solutions would help to level the playing field for the small businesses they represent. 

SBR Partner Workplace Solutions Association: Exposing the Truth About Amazon
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Small Business Groups Praise Regulatory Action ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 21, 2025) — In support for enforcement against predatory buying practices which have contributed to inflated costs across the American economy, more than one dozen groups in the Small Business Rising coalition released the following statement, applauding the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit targeting PepsiCo. for providing unfair pricing advantages to “a large, big box retailer,” reportedly Walmart according to multiple media sources.  

Small Business Groups Praise Regulatory Action Against PepsiCo. for Walmart Pricing Advantages

The Wall Street Journal Features Small Business Rising

Amazon Is the Target of Small-Business Antitrust Campaign

“WASHINGTON—Merchant groups are forming a national coalition to campaign for stricter antitrust laws, including measures they hope could force Amazon.com Inc. to spin off some of its business lines.

The effort is being launched Tuesday by trade groups that represent small hardware stores, office suppliers, booksellers, grocers and others, along with business groups from 12 cities, organizers say. Merchants plan to push their congressional representatives for stricter antitrust laws and tougher enforcement of existing ones.

The groups, which collectively represent thousands of businesses, want federal legislation that would prevent the owner of a dominant online marketplace from selling its own products in competition with other sellers, a policy that could effectively separate Amazon’s retail product business from its online marketplace.”

Link: Full Article Published 4/6/2021

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Our Antimonopoly Town Hall Draws Nearly 400 Independent Businesses

Nearly 400 people tuned in to our lively town hall on February 22nd, which detailed how Amazon’s growing dominance hurts independent businesses and what Congress must do to curb monopoly power. The event featured Congressman David Cicilline, who chairs the House’s antitrust subcommittee, along with leading antitrust experts and small business advocates.  The event was co-hosted by 18  national and local independent business organizations. Business owners, including a Lawrence, Kan. bookstore owner, a grocer from Opelika, Ala., and an office products dealer in Washington, D.C., shared their stories and asked what Congress can do to address Amazon’s market power squeezing their businesses.

Letter to President Biden on Antitrust Appointments

Fifteen independent business associations, representing over 60,000 independent businesses across the country, have submitted a letter to President Biden urging him to appoint personnel who are committed to restoring competition, ensuring small businesses have a fair shot, and willing to use the full extent of their legal authority granted by Congress. Read coverage in The Hill.

 
The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

 
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