How to compete against Amazon

There has been so much hand-wringing over the difficulties caused to Main Street retailers by the rise of Amazon, but the reality remains that there's still plenty of angles on which to compete.

First let's examine the giant, which is not just one big opponent, but thousands of little soldiers in the Amazon army. In the latest survey I've read, 58% of the sales were handled by third party sellers. Uh, that would be other small merchants. Some have storefronts, some don't.

How are they com...

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