1 out of every 153 American workers is an Amazon employee

Re:1 out of every 153 American workers is an Amazon employee by fzil on Saturday July 31, 2021 @12:14AM (#28015237)

> Half the stores are gift shops for socks and blankets etc.

Yeah this annoyed me to no end, however after a few shops I realized the only reason these are even open right now is because of the high margin gift section. Check the prices on their plushies when you are there. $35 for a small rabbit! and people buy them.

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Re:1 out of every 153 American workers is an Amazon employee by ethbr0 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @04:56PM (#28021474)

That's the GE-ification of retail.

Yes, you should allocate a larger share of scarce resources (in this case, floor space) to high-margin product...

... but not at the expense of the central thesis of why customers actually come to your store.

B&N was able to sell high margin gift shop items because traffic was already there as a bookstore... and there as a bookstore because they had reading areas and a coffee shop.

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