Hometown Advantage

The Hometown Advantage reports on efforts across the country to stop chain store proliferation and support locally owned, independent retail businesses. On the website you can also learn about land use policies and other tools that can protect the character and vitality of hometowns. Find out how other communities are bucking the "big box" retail trend and encouraging small-scale, homegrown businesses - and why this approach is proving far more beneficial to the local economy. Plus, news on e-commerce, independent business alliances, development subsidies, franchisee legislation, and all the latest resources. Take some time to checkout the web site
http://newrules.org/retail/