Recovery promises to be a lot easier for the area’s large, big box retailers than for local independent businesses

The Royal Standard at 16016 Perkins Road took on nearly three feet of water, causing an estimated $500,000 in damage. Owner Krista Peirce says it’s a major hit, but the loss won’t put the company out of business because that store is just one piece of a larger enterprise. Photography by Allie Appel The floodwaters that