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

Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses
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Stacy Mitchel traces the growth of mega-retailers and the decline of independent business. Her writing examines the impact of these companies and the big-box mentality on everything from gasoline consumption to failing family farms and declining voting levels.
The book also provides accounts of how some communities successfully countered the spread of mega stores and rebuilt the local economy.