New browser extension helps local businesses compete with Amazon and last updated 2021-05-25 15:08:13-04 SEATTLE, Wash. -- At Standard Goods, youâll find Pacific Northwest gear and pop culture items. Owner Jeff Gardner started the local business six years ago. âI saw a need for this and Iâm like, âYa know, letâs do it,'" Gardner said. "Nobodyâs doing like a young kind of modern store, and a lot of people like to be outside and be around other people and come into brick-and-mortar stores, so thatâs sort of why I did it.â Like many local businesses, Gardner took a big hit during the pandemic. There was a time when he could only sell online.