Shoppersseldomcomplain to the managerorownerof aretail store, but insteadwillalerttheirfriends, relatives, coworkers, strangers - andanyonewhowilllisten.
In the search for independent business owners who might have positive thoughts on how big box stores can be countered, I discovered a blog post at Inflow Inventory , an inventory system for small to midsize businesses, about how Virgilio Rubini, owner of ChocoStyle, a small chocolate manufacturer and retailstoreowner views big box competitors.