The week set aside to celebrate and promote those who own and manage the thousands of independent retail businesses around the world.

July 19-25, 2009
July 18-24, 2010
July 17-23, 2011
July 15-21, 2012
July 21-27, 2013

Suggestions of ways to promote this special week:
Have a sale.
Promote the event to your local newspaper so they will interview you.
Suggest your local radio or television station have a "retailer of the day" highlight.
Create a poster to place in your business that names the other independent retailers in your community.

Ideas from successful retailers:
For National Independent Retailers Week I gave out flyers to my customers for 20% off if they came in during July 17th to the 23rd.

Brittany Parnell

Here is a sample of what one community did with a newspaper ad for National Independent Retailers Week.