Can Local Biz Beat Amazon?!?

No, it can't.

And I'm not sure if I'd trust my smallish sales some some local online guru and this breathless local news promotion that doesn't realize there are already HUNDREDS of apps like this one out there . . . Take a look:

New browser extension helps local businesses compete with Amazon

SEATTLE, Wash. -- At Standard Goods, you'll find Pacific Northwest gear and pop culture items. Owner Jeff Gardner started the local business six years ago. "I saw a need for this and I'm like, 'Ya know, let's do it,'" Gardner said.

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