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Originally Posted by Connallmac
I think as, Fbone pointed out, this would need to be accompanied with a reduction in the floorspace that the remaining stores would occupy. I would probably shrink the size of the music/dvd sales area to focus on more indie and hard to find content, almost more of a specialty shop; focus on the things I can't get at Best Buy or get from an on demand video service. Perhaps also invest in some very knowledgeable staff.
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Fbone has a point, but it's tricky.
There
are smaller bookstores, like the Borders Express outlets in various malls. But smaller stores = less shelf space = smaller selection.
Retailing is about sales/sq. ft. Concentration will be on stuff that
sells. There's a reason Borders Express stores seem to be mainly best sellers.
The problem with what you would like to see (and so would I. for that matter) would be making enough sales of the indie and hard to find content. Location would be critical: I'd want to be in the low-rent district to keep costs manageable, but if I am, I may have fun attracting the customers that will be interested in what I stock.
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Dennis