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Re:So You Want to Open a Small Press Bookstore/Artist-Run Sp... by trowawee on Saturday October 20, 2018 @02:56AM (#18262132)
Higher volume, faster turnover, economies of scale, predictable customer interaction schedules. All the things that make a local coffee shop or bookstore attractive, both to own and to patronize, directly conflict with those factors.
Re:So You Want to Open a Small Press Bookstore/Artist-Run Sp... by mtberatwork on Saturday October 20, 2018 @07:24AM (#18262755)
> economies of scale

Exactly this...which means Starbucks can then negotiate exclusive volume pricing from their provider/vendors anywhere in the product chain and force them to sell cheaper to Starbucks.