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Originally Posted by FlameCity
I don't know about other industries but when it comes to bookstores in Canada (ie Indigo . . . and that includes the other divisions of Indigo . . . Chapters, Coles, etc) they do not set the price of books they carry. You'll notice that the prices are printed on the books. That is because the publishing company sets the prices. There is nothing that the stores can do about it (or the staff that have to hear the same comments from every customer that comes in . . . all day long) . . . they have had to purchase there stock at the Canadian rates. So if you actually want to cause some sort of change you'd be better off sending your complaints or objections to pricing policies to the Publishing Company that is responsible.
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If Chapters et al don't want to lose their customer base they need to adjust their prices. It's their choice.