Large vs. small retailers in the USA: The role of legislation

Abstract

In the 1930s, American federal and state governments legislated explicitly in favor of the small retailer. But since the war it has been the indirect legislation which has had the most impact on the balance between large and small retailers — especially in such areas as trading hours, social policies such as public subsidies for suburban highway construction, and the relaxed attitude by the Federal Trade Commission towards mergers of retail multiples. Even some of the legislation that apparently imposes burdens on large‐scale retailing may ultimately be to its advantage.

Citation

Hollander, S.C. (1979), "Large vs. small retailers in the USA: The role of legislation", Retail and Distribution Management, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 25-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb017985