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Originally Posted by vaughnmr
You would think, that in 23 years, you could come up with a way to make something like that to work! I'm still at a loss as to how this is a positive for anyone.
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Because malls are where all the serious book readers go to purchase books??
I've been to a mall bookstore just once in the past 10 years or so, and they didn't have anything I wanted because their selection is just too small due to their limited space. I'm not at all surprised it didn't work, especially when you throw online retailers into the mix, which didn't exist 23 years ago.
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Originally Posted by vaughnmr
How in the heck would you know that???? Please enlighten me, I guess I'm a dunce, what with profits and a known territory for your business, please tell me what I'm missing. There are 250,000 others waiting for the answer also.
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And yes, it's not just a simple analysis of "these 5 stores are profitable, so let's keep open these 5 stores and shut down everything else". That's not the way business works. As someone else stated, there are complicated legal and accounting rules that must be satisfied. Business is about making money, and nothing else. If the division is losing money, shut it down. I'm sorry that this town is temporarily without a bookstore, but that really isn't B&N's problem. If some other brand can come in and make a profit in that town, they will. Again, that's how business works.