Sentences with phrase «small independent stores»

The What's New section features Global Pet Expo's first - time exhibitors — companies that are tailor - made for small independent stores.

graduates go straight into jobs at community pharmacies — from big chains to small independent stores.

Once found only in small independent stores, today organic food products fill entire aisles at major supermarket chains.

Initially, Yoshida brought the sauces to small independent stores and started an in - store demo program.

And there was the fact that most retailers were small independent stores, which we bet would be willing to gamble on our unusual designs.

We are also thrilled to be stocked in multiple smaller independent stores.

We've seen something similar in the book business, since big discounters like Borders and Barnes & Noble have gradually driven many of the smaller independent stores out of business.

I watched the demise of Lauriat's books and all their derivatives, Paperback booksmiths and Waldenbooks plus scads of smaller independent stores including romance and mystery specific stores.

PLMA attributes the inclusion of the Pet Care Pavilion to increased growth of pet food and pet supplies sales in traditional supermarket, drug chain and mass merchandisers, in addition to large pet superstores and smaller independent stores.

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These are the kinds of features customers are looking for in a smaller, independent store.»

For much of the 20th century, cultural products — movies, music, books et al — were sold in small, independent stores by knowledgeable and invested staff.

«Though its aesthetic is completely different, the trajectory of Vera Bradley — i.e., a brand with an initial identity closely tied to a founding entrepreneur, sold initially through small, often independent, specialty stores,» Whitfield says.

It is a logical and efficient way for a small bookstore to expand its footprint, especially as big chains have shuttered locations, leaving a vacuum for enterprising independent stores to fill.

QuickBooks Self - Employed helps hundreds of thousands of self - employed individuals manage their expenses and tax obligations, the partner platform allows independent developers to create and deploy products that work in conjunction with QuickBooks, while the app store enables small businesses to discover and consume hundreds of apps that integrate with QuickBooks.

Smaller and independent multi-purpose stores that sell office supplies can be categorized differently, however, so just check with a test purchase first.

May 2, 2014 • Small, independent grocery stores are a growing trend in urban areas.

DeBrand Fine Chocolates can be found in its three retail stores in Fort Wayne and on its website, as well as in fine retailers such as Williams - Sonoma, Henri Bendel and independent high - end retailers and florists in the gourmet and gift category — small, high - end stores that are looking for a unique, artisan product.

Restaurant & Store Equipment Co.'s main customers are independent restaurateurs and small regional chains.

The larger chains are Ramar's main customers; however, Quesada boasts that Ramar «has never had any minimum order limit and will still break cases,» to provide service for small, thriving independent stores.

The old model of them against each other and independent wholesaler supplied groups, has been spiced up by Aldi, Cosco, and the tide of competitive business models evolving both in store formats such as the convenience small stores around commuter points, and digitally enabled sales.

«It's a huge investment in refrigerated space in independent stores with a traditionally smaller footprint,» he said.

If you want to purchase Easter decorations and ornaments, try small independent hometown gift shops for unique items, or, if you'd rather get more for your money, shop at large craft and home decorating stores.

An Independent test at the University of California in Davis reported that 69 % of imported European olive oil (and a far smaller proportion of native Californian) sold as extra virgin in grocery stores on the US west coast were found to be fake.

He built up a business comprising so many lines because a variety of product and price points suited his model of selling to small independents and department stores.

Generally, Bloomingdale's or Barneys are great stops to find a variety of designers in limited time, though I love smaller, independent stores, too.

The group began as a small band of cinephiles eager to see classic, independent, and art - house features not readily available at video stores or the local multiplex, with Linklater renting prints and arranging screenings across the city.

Apparently, enough small booksellers are convinced that Weltbild and Thalia have hit on the formula for success; Nordbuch, an independent bookselling syndicate in northern Germany, recently announced that it is developing a multichannel concept for interested stores to be presented at the Leipzig Book Fair in March.

Since the launch of eSentral, several independent stores have opened up aiming for a smaller submarket and offering ebooks both in local languages and English.

After all, if a consumer is willing to physically stand in an independent bookstore and make the purchase on their smartphone (or on their tablet, using the store's wifi connection as they do), will simply pointing out how it harms small businesses enough?

Small and independent book stores are suffering everywhere.

In the case of a short notice booking you may have better luck going to smaller independent book stores where the owner is on site.

The exception for self published works might be smaller, independent stores who wish to support local authors or authors that would attract their target customers.

The book sales departments «sell in» your book to the many and varied retailers who sell books — from small independent bookstores to wholesalers who supply a variety of accounts to special markets like gift stores.

The Company's merchandising strategy for its Barnes & Noble stores is to be the authoritative community bookstore carrying an extensive selection of titles in all subjects, including an extensive selection of titles from small independent publishers and university presses.

While I am a fan of small businesses and the independent book store, I'm a bigger fan of book writing and book reading — and the free market.

While this is okay on a small scale and for independent bookstores, if you'd like massive retailers like Barnes & Noble to carry your book in stores or do a book signing, publishing with IngramSpark is recommended.

Before traveling to Detroit for a family gathering a few months after my book came out, I scheduled a book signing with a small independent book store.

Even small independent bookstores now have online sales, as well as huge stores like Amazon.com and BN.com.

Small independent bookshops have led the way by hosting local book events, author talks and seminars that can't be easily reproduced online, and even the larger stores are following this tact.

Smaller and independent multi-purpose stores that sell office supplies can be categorized differently, however, so just check with a test purchase first.

You will find Chinese grocers and hair salons, as well as small, independent stores.

Then there are the small independent retail stores.

Etsy: Etsy has a ton of small independent jewelers with unique ring designs that you won't find in traditional jewelry stores.

Four single - unit pet specialty retailers reveal how they are stepping up to overcome the challenges facing small, independent pet stores in today's rapidly evolving marketplace.

In today's selling environment, where brand loyalty sometimes seems like an exception to the rule, it is more important than ever for small, independent pet stores to give their customers a reason to come back again and again.

To reach out to those new natural customers, develop message strategies that can be executed across everything the store does, whether it's a big operation or a small, independent mom - and - pop business.

While there were no chain or big - box stores at the time, some independent mega-stores were making it tough for smaller establishments to compete on price.

According to Melcher, many small, independent online - only stores like hers have been «cut off at the knees» because they choose to honor MSRPs.

We've seen the small independent retailers expanding and opening up multiple store locations and we've watched as some of the smaller / mid-sized chains (around 50 stores) have continued to expand.

This, in addition to the rise of online wholesalers and the growing trend of small manufacturers selling directly to retailers, means that independent pet stores should continue to have access to products they need.