Mom-and-pop grocery stores, the backbone of American communities, have been disappearing for decades. For years, officials blamed free market competition—but new evidence suggests something far more deliberate was at work.
Recently unsealed documents reveal how the Biden administration attempted to conceal how Walmart systematically undercut neighborhood grocers.
Biden’s FTC Tried to Keep the Truth Hidden
A federal judge forced the release of records showing just how corporate giants manipulated the system to crush small businesses.
In January, Lina Khan’s FTC filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo — three days before Trump took office — alleging the beverage giant gave Walmart illegal pricing advantages. Then, in a move critics called politically motivated, Khan’s team tried to seal the complaint, keeping the public in the dark.¹
Fortunately, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance challenged the secrecy—and won. The newly released documents reveal a scheme that has quietly been in place for 40 years, ever since Washington stopped enforcing laws designed to protect small businesses.
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