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Originally Posted by alucarda
The difference in prices doesn't have to be huge because a physical shop has to pay a rent and online one doesn't.
And it is obvious that physical browsing experience doesn't compensate for that difference in price which is why the physical shops are in trouble.
That is why I added that physical shop should have something that online doesn't. Which set of measures, services or benefits I don't know, but something to attract a buyer that wants to be in a bookshop environment.
Charging for browsing is not that measure. Only thing that will do is piss off people.
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There is all sorts of
Rent and other expense paid by Online retailers.
[these can be lower cost than
Retail Space ]
1)Warehouse space for physical products
2)Office space for business staff, Web programmers
3)Server (CoLo) rack space expense
[These are not typical in pure B&M retail]
4)Additional space for Large Shipping operations (retail may have a 'shipping table')
4b) Employee expense at Warehouse location
5)Higher credit card (non-swipe) fees
The costs are not that much apart, just different.