“Independent store owners who choose to compete—and implement innovative strategies—really can succeed in going head-to-head with anybody.”

—Don Taylor, author of Up Against the Wal-Marts

A successful independent retailer today sees the chains and superstores as “steamships plowing through the ocean, and themselves as the sleek cigarette boat zipping around and through them, and changing direction on a dime!”

It’s a tremendous (and needed) advantage when going up against the superior cash and other resources of the giants.

More than ever, independent retailers know and understand that it is necessary to adapt to their customers. So the number one question they’re asking is, “How can I better serve you?”

One of the strategies the savvy retailer uses for increasing business is working with his local trade exchange. It’s where additional sales are realized without upsetting the cash market, so it’s the best of both worlds.

BarterNews.com has a listing of all the trade exchanges (barter companies) in the world…
For a list of the exchanges in your area see:
EXCHANGES

For trade exchanges outside the USA see:
WORLD

Expand your business through barter, the blueprint to do so is here:
FAST

Stay abreast of all the news in the barter world by reading The Tuesday Barter Report:
TUE

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