Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I’ve watched these last few months as Amazon and its big box friends have enjoyed rapid expansion while many of my neighborhood shops have shriveled on the vine. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce , one in five small businesses has had to close its doors since the crisis started, and even with things starting to reopen, brick-and-mortar shops face a sink-or-swim challenge. It’s ironic, because support for local retail has never been higher. From the push to save local stores shuttered by the crisis to support for black-owned businesses […]
