Merriam-Webster dictionary defines
as
1 : not dependent: as a
(1) : not subject to control by others :
Self-governing (2) : not affiliated with a larger
controlling unit b (1) : not requiring or relying
on something else : not contingent <an
independent conclusion> (2) : not looking to
others for one's opinions or for guidance in conduct
In other words, we make the decisions, not
someone in corporate towers. We stock what we know works for
this area. We are not controlled by some VP of who knows what
that had their training in "the retail and division of paper
and shoes when sold in a cavernous box format type store"
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