The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beati...
Shuman, Michael H.![The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/279/2799791/CHSBZCOP032799791.jpg)
Bigger isn't always better. Contrary to popular belief, small, locally owned businesses often out-perform their "big box" and Fortune 500 competition-both in outright profitability and the value they bring to consumers, workers, and communities. Unlike mega-stores and multi-national chains like Wal-Mart, these small businesses stimulate the economy by buying supplies and services locally, adapt to (rather than fight against) higher local envir...