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Originally Posted by rcentros
It's not that simple. Walmart is supposed to be Kobo's "partner" in the U.S. It was supposed to be through this partnership that Kobo developed a U.S. presence. In the U.S., when you login into Kobo's website or into one of their eReaders, the first choice is Walmart eBooks, not Kobo. And yet Walmart seems to be constantly at the back of the line for getting Kobo eReaders in stock. My guess is that the partnership is somehow strained. Maybe Walmart pays less per Kobo device and Kobo only sells its surplus to them? All I know is that it doesn't seem to fit with the concept of "developing a U.S. presence."
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It might not be Kobo's fault.
Sometimes big companies can suffer MPD, with one side of the company setting strategies the other side has no intention of folowing. This is most common when the store managers are judged by raw revenue; they prefer fast moving items.
Another possibility is that whoever agreed to the partnership is no longer with the company.