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Old 06-16-2014, 05:10 AM   #37
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak View Post
I think it was a combo of the two. Yes, FW was owned by B&N, but at the time it was still run separately and just like the other independent stores they lost customers when they were unable to sell big 5 books for a long time due to the Agency contract process which kept the books out of their stores (some never got all of them back). I'd guess that just made the decision easier for B&N to close it down.
I don't understand how agency pricing could keep books out of a store. Can you elaborate, please?
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