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Originally Posted by ken0042
Keeping in mind retailers buy products months ahead of time- not everybody can do what Walmart does. For them; this is a "loss leader." They can sell a book at near or below cost, because odds are you will also buy something else there. The smaller book stores cannot afford to do the same thing.
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The smaller book stores no longer compete based upon price. They have to differentiate themselves by something other then price because the Indigo/Chapters/Coles chain is too dominant in the Canadian marketplace.