Jiffy Mart & Tevis Motor Fuel, based in Westminster, Md., has been named 2011 Small Business of the Year by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce and the Carroll County Department of Economic Development. The award was presented Nov. 3 at a dinner held at the Portico of St. John for outstanding service to the…
Share of Sales Slip For Small Independent Owners
Independent full-service restaurants and grocery stores fared better than other small retail establishments. Just-released data from the American Express OPEN Independent Retail Index shows independently-owned small retailers account for 11% less of total retail sales than they did 20 years ago (from 57% in 1990 down to 46% in 2009). Independent bars and restaurants fared…