Stacy Mitchell

Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher with the New Rules Project and directs its initiative to curb the power of big-box retailers and strengthen locally owned businesses.

Mitchell has served as an advisor to numerous community and small business organizations, and has helped dozens of cities and towns implement new land use and economic development policies. An engaging speaker, Mitchell has given presentations at many national conferences and public forums.

Her latest book, Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses (Beacon Press, 2006), has appeared on several top-ten lists and was described by Bill McKibben as "the ultimate account of the single most important economic trend in our country."

In addition to her work with the New Rules Project, Mitchell chairs the American Independent Business Alliance and is a founding board member of the Portland Independent Business & Community Alliance. She lives in Portland, Maine.

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