Out of town parking fees should be significantly raised to discourage shoppers from leaving the town centre and business rates tweaked to
help small independent retailers, she said.
Not exact matches
With the
help of 500 employees across two production facilities (the other is in North Carolina), Spinrite packages and sells more than 50 million balls of yarn a year under seven brands to big
retailers like Michaels and Walmart, as well as
smaller independent shops.
Small,
independent retailers often fear for their business when a big box giant moves in, but this is not a huge concern to Thomas Balistreri III, vice president and co-owner of Sendik's Fine Foods Inc. «New competition always presents its challenges, but company profile it also
helps us stay focused on our mission, on what we Sendik's Fine Foods Inc. do best — providing customers with an unparalleled shopwww.sendiksfinefoods.com Annual revenue: $ 30 million ping experience,» he says.
How Findaway Voices is a single service built to
help independent authors and
small publishers create and distribute their audiobooks, and that they are a fully non-exclusive platform to the largest network of audio sellers in the world (
retailer, library and K through 12 markets)
A combination of best - in - class service and great relationships with vendors committed to
helping independent retailers, has
helped Natural Pawz fight off the likes of even Petco's
smaller - format Unleashed by Petco stores — modeled to look and feel like neighborhood pet stores.
Chews and toys for birds and
small mammals are must - have items for
independent pet stores,
retailers reported, as these items are necessary to
help customers maintain the health and mental well - being of their pets.
The company's mantra, which has
helped it grow ten-fold in the last decade, is to provide on - demand ordering capabilities, unparalleled customer service and a wholesale distribution channel designed for the needs of
small and
independent pet
retailers.
Doing so will go a long way in
helping small,
independent pet stores compete with big - box
retailers (both in the pet specialty and mass channels), for which breadth of selection is a decided strength.
In addition, distributors and their vendors typically get together to offer attractive show - related buying incentives that can prove valuable in
helping small independents approach pricing parity with bigger
retailers.
The line, which was created to
help small,
independent retailers differentiate their pet supply (nonfoods) offerings from big - box competitors, comprises five high - quality brands that are exclusive to neighborhood pet shops.
With that in mind,
retailers should not only leverage their own merchandising acumen, but also lean on vendors and wholesalers to see if they can
help provide display solutions that will work within the relatively
small footprint that is a characteristic of many
independent pet stores.