Independent

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"