Every member has the opportunity to gain knowledge, information and experience from others with-in the group. 

In fact we put as much value into information sharing as we do the bottom line.

And as an independent retailer this benefit is often overlooked and can be of enormous benefit. You can learn from others, gain experience, share concerns and worries, share retail and market intelligence, ~ basically your not on your own, you are in a group with other like-minded business owners.