Re:Elizabeth Warren Came Up with a Plan to Break Up Big Tech
by 0xffff2 on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @04:02PM
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I don't think it's quite that simple. I'm not in the business, but every time this comes up someone points out that stores don't actually always buy inventory. Often times they are simply selling the shelf space and it's up to distributors to stock it themselves.
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Re:Elizabeth Warren Came Up with a Plan to Break Up Big Tech
by bduerst on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @04:08PM
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It's still different. For those retailers (e.g. Best Buy is a good example) they're leasing floor space in what is essentially a public warehouse.
You still need to outbid existing inventory space, which is not the same as an open platform for anyone to sell through.