Federated retail - Revision history

Woozle: /* Links */

2018-05-31T14:23:56Z

Links

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2017-04-10T17:42:15Z

Links

Woozle: /* software */ typo

2017-04-06T10:53:04Z

software: typo

Woozle: /* Qualifications */ another one

2017-04-06T10:50:21Z

Qualifications: another one

Woozle: /* Links */ PricePi

2015-12-31T21:18:06Z

Links: PricePi

Woozle: /* Links */ a related post

2015-06-12T11:40:27Z

Links: a related post

Woozle: /* Links */ linkdrop

2015-01-09T17:07:57Z

Links: linkdrop

Woozle: brief "how it works"

2015-01-09T16:58:31Z

brief "how it works"

Woozle: /* Implementation */ The bit introducing me doesn't really fit in this context, if it ever did

2013-04-29T00:14:57Z

Implementation: The bit introducing me doesn't really fit in this context, if it ever did

Woozle: updated "search stations" link to point back to ICMS

2013-03-14T14:06:51Z

updated "search stations" link to point back to ICMS

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 ==Links==
 * This would not be just a "price search engine" like [https://pricepi.com/ PricePi].
 * [http://valuenetwork.referata.com/wiki/Main_Page Value Network] (wiki)

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 * [http://p2pfoundation.net/Phyles Phyles] are "business-empowered communities: they are not companies linked to a community, but transnational communities that have acquired enterprises in order to gain continuity in time and robustness"
 * [[htyp:Bazar|Bazar]] "is like a social network. Each company has its tab, publish your news for businesses that may be interested in their products or provide you with reliability at higher prices." ... "has a structure used to generate distributed markets. .. The Bazaar distributed structure makes it possible that multiple Bazaars interconnected. You can download the software , and integrate businesses in your environment or you can offer business services and develop, based Bazar, your own business model."
 * '''2015-01-02''' [http://blog.ahrefs.com/the-1-search-trend-you-cant-ignore-anymore-in-2015/ The 1 Search Trend You Can’t Ignore Anymore in 2015]: Google's increasing monetization of search makes it difficult for small operations to be found
 * '''2012-12-11''' [http://www.globalresearch.ca/decentralize-big-retail-how-to-uproot-walmart-and-bring-jobs-back-home/5315125 Decentralize Big-Retail: How to Uproot Walmart and Bring Jobs Back Home]
 ** '''2012-12-25''' [http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/decentralizing-big-retailers-in-a-systemic-p2p-way/2012/12/25 Decentralizing big retailers in a systemic p2p way]
 * '''2013-08-23''' [https://plus.google.com/u/0/102282887764745350285/posts/LTHhMZzE5u8 Okay, folks, here's how we can start fixing things]: a post in which I explain some of the ideas here

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 * if any particular co-op node becomes corrupt, "taken over" by powermongery, members can take the code and member data and go start a new one.
 * multiple nodes designed to appeal to different markets or mindsets can co-exist and network together
-* nodes primarily serving different geographic areas can network together to find the ''nearest'' provider for a given item, when it is not available within the scope of a particular note
+* nodes primarily serving different geographic areas can network together to find the ''nearest'' provider for a given item, when it is not available within the purview of a particular node
 * decentralization:
 ** if one node experiences technical difficulties, this will only affect a relatively small number of people
 ** other nodes should be able to "fill in" for a node that is "down", allowing people affected by an outage to continue doing business in some capacity
 ==Future Problems==
 Target businesses might see the co-op as competition rather than a mutually beneficial project, and be reluctant to suggest it to their customers.

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 * businesses who do a substantial amount of business locally (because this promotes [[local autonomy]], [[economic resiliency]], [[sustainability]], and [[accountability]])
 * businesses who seek to minimize their dependency on businesses that do ''not'' meet these qualifications
 ==Resources==
 ===web site===

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 ==Links==
 * [http://valuenetwork.referata.com/wiki/Main_Page Value Network] (wiki)
 * [[Worker's Self-Directed Enterprises]] - [http://www.democracyatwork.info/learn/?topic=form How do I form a WSDE?]

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	* '''2012-12-11''' [http://www.globalresearch.ca/decentralize-big-retail-how-to-uproot-walmart-and-bring-jobs-back-home/5315125 Decentralize Big-Retail: How to Uproot Walmart and Bring Jobs Back Home]		* '''2012-12-11''' [http://www.globalresearch.ca/decentralize-big-retail-how-to-uproot-walmart-and-bring-jobs-back-home/5315125 Decentralize Big-Retail: How to Uproot Walmart and Bring Jobs Back Home]
	** '''2012-12-25''' [http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/decentralizing-big-retailers-in-a-systemic-p2p-way/2012/12/25 Decentralizing big retailers in a systemic p2p way]		** '''2012-12-25''' [http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/decentralizing-big-retailers-in-a-systemic-p2p-way/2012/12/25 Decentralizing big retailers in a systemic p2p way]
		+	* '''2013-08-23''' [https://plus.google.com/u/0/102282887764745350285/posts/LTHhMZzE5u8 Okay, folks, here's how we can start fixing things]: a post in which I explain some of the ideas here

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 [[category:pages from ICMS]]
 ==About==
-[[Federated retail]] (aka [[distributed retail]]) is a business concept in which independent retail operations work together like stores in a retail chain using distributed software nodes in order to gain many of the advantages posessed by larger retail chains while providing a number of additional benefits.
+[[Federated retail]] (aka [[distributed retail]]) is a business concept in which independent retail operations work together like stores in a retail chain using distributed software nodes in order to gain many of the advantages possessed by larger retail chains while providing a number of additional benefits.
-The core idea is to provide resources that will enable certain types of less-privileged businesses to be able to better compete against larger businesses that use more exploitative practices.
+The core idea is to provide resources that will enable certain types of less-privileged businesses to be able to better compete against larger businesses that use less socially-beneficial practices (due to their ability to insulate themselves from accountability and competition).
 ==Goals==
 Federated retail is intended to serve the following goals:
-* distributing retail profits more equitably and meritocratically
+* distributing retail profits more equitably and meritocratically (rather than going solely to the owners of a few large chains)
 * better serving the public good
 * increasing [[economic resiliency]] and [[local autonomy]]
 ** reducing tight dependencies on particular supply-chains by creating more of a supply ecosystem
 * [[starving the corporate beast]]
 * encouraging open, [[democratic]], [[accountable]], [[transparent]], and [[sustainable]] processes in every aspect of public life, especially business
-* encouraging awareness of alternatives to [[business neo-standard]] practices (e.g. big-box retail, chain stores, bottom-line worship)
+* encouraging sustainability in the manufacture and delivery of products and services
 ** providing support services to those who conduct business in a sustainable way
 *** e.g. legal support for dealing with regulations designed to favor large-scale enterprises over smaller ones

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 *** e.g. legal support for dealing with regulations designed to favor large-scale enterprises over smaller ones
 ** rating products and services according to their sustainability using [[supply-chain sousveillance]]
-* exploring the use of new tools for commerce, especially those that the mainstream have been reluctant to adopt (e.g. [[in-store search station]]s)
+* exploring the use of new tools for commerce, especially those that the mainstream have been reluctant to adopt (e.g. [[icms:in-store search station|in-store search station]]s)
 ==Qualifications==
 The types of businesses this concept would aim to support would include: