Cooperate or Compete, or Both? A neighborhood business association has this set of members:…

Cooperate or Compete, or Both? A neighborhood business association has this set of members: coffeeshop, bookstore, drugstore, dress shop, hardware store, and bicycle shop. The owners of these businesses are interested in how they might cooperate for better success. As a business consultant to the association, what strategic alliances would you propose as ways to join sets of these businesses together for mutual gain?