> mike wilson wrote: > The big, comparitively unseen disadvantage to this the reduction in > choice. Box stores will only sell that merchandise that makes the most > profit in the niche. Locally, two breweries have closed in the last five > years because they were not making enough profit for the multinational > conglomerates that bought them up with promises of increased investment. > A confectionery manufacturer, in production on the same site for nearly > 300 years, has been moved to a cheaper labour market for the same reason. > > Trying to buy a flash or grip for the K10D from Tescos would be a classic > exercise in futility.
Absolutely. I also presume at this buying power level they can call the shots on volume discount from the suppliers, who must want to have this kind of product distribution and hope that customer satisfaction will lead to buyers looking elsewhere for other parts of the system which aren't volume sellers. Who wins and who loses? Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
