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Re:So You Want to Open a Small Press Bookstore/Artist-Run Sp... by matt_the_bass on Saturday October 20, 2018 @04:55PM (#18265421)
1000 day seems low to me. That’s only ~$10k/day. Can they justify at that rate?
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Re:So You Want to Open a Small Press Bookstore/Artist-Run Sp... by sdinsn on Saturday October 20, 2018 @06:13PM (#18265773)
Are you saying 10k a day is low? That's 3.65 million a year- that's absolutely enough to support rent, part time employees, and a nice profit margin (~10 - 15% on average).
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Re:So You Want to Open a Small Press Bookstore/Artist-Run Sp... by matt_the_bass on Saturday October 20, 2018 @08:42PM (#18266242)
Yes (I’m guesstimating $10 per customer). That’s fine for a mom and pop coffee shop maybe. But does that support a Starbucks? I’d guess no. I’d guess that Starbucks needs 2-3x that to justify keeping the location open.
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Re:So You Want to Open a Small Press Bookstore/Artist-Run Sp... by sdinsn on Sunday October 21, 2018 @06:37PM (#18270755)
Let me again repeat this, which you ignored:

> That's 3.65 million a year- that's absolutely enough to support rent, part time employees, and a nice profit margin (~10 - 15% on average).

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