Independent specialty stores often think that what’s going on with their Big Box competitors is of little concern to them. Independent specialty stores are wrong. Small stores need to be paying attention to what’s going on with their larger competitors, not just as defensive retail but for the comings and goings of brands, merchandise and the stores themselves that could offer opportunities for them. Retail remains very much a zero sum game. https://www.homeaccentstoday.com/opinion/why-small-box-stores-need-to-pay-attention-to-big-box-problems-warren-shoulberg/?utm_medium=HAT&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_content=Editorial&utm_term=Why%20small%20box%20stores%20need%20to%20pay%20attention%20to%20Big%20Box%20problems%20%7C%20Warren%20Shoulberg&utm_campaign=New%20rug%20releases%20blend%20nature%20resilience%20and%20generational%20craft&cm_mmc=Act-On%20Software-_-email-_-New%20rug%20releases%20blend%20nature%20resilience%20and%20generational%20craft-_-Why%20small%20box%20stores%20need%20to%20pay%20attention%20to%20Big%20Box%20problems%20%7C%20Warren%20Shoulberg&ActOnUniqueID=HFD289387
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