Many Americans are shopping online or going to big box stores to find deals. It’s no wonder independent stores on Main Street struggle to survive. What can be done to save mom-and-pop shops and revitalize downtowns? Our guests:
- Alex Soule, business and retail reporter, Hearst Connecticut Media
- Andrew Markowski, Connecticut state director, National Federation of Independent Businesses
- Paul Pontieri Jr, village mayor, Patchogue
- Jesse Warren, village mayor, Southampton
- Sheri Cote, president, Shoreline Chamber of Commerce
- Phil Andrews, president, Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce
- Joseph Garcia, president, Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce