Re:Borderlands Books is Closing
by KevinEldon on Tuesday February 03, 2015 @02:54PM
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It seems that business was go well since the author writes "2014 was the best year we've ever had." But as you point out in a tough market with massive competitors and fixed prices it's hard to absorb a 39% payroll increase. Wish I could look into the future and see what business would replace them in that space... I'm cynically imagining a Starbucks or some ultra-hoppy brew pub.
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I read that as more “even our best year was borderline” – further down the page they mention that the general manager was making $28,000/year and the profit in 2013 was roughly $3,000. It's possible for both “best year we've ever had” and ”still not enough to make it work” to be true at the same time.