| 11. | Canned Foods opened its first independent store in Redmond, Oregon in 1973.
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| 12. | Twenty years ago, a lot of independent stores would rent books.
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| 13. | Independent stores increasingly try to compete on everything but new releases.
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| 14. | It can be found at some independent stores, but not the major chains.
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| 15. | Independent stores, meanwhile, tended to order limited numbers of Y2K titles.
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| 16. | "I've gone to Armani, Kenneth Cole and some of the other independent stores.
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| 17. | "It's a way for independent stores to differentiate themselves from the chains ."
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| 18. | In addition, some independent stores now discount best sellers as well.
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| 19. | Independent stores have suffered, with chains like Tower and HMV flagging, as well.
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| 20. | The mall has received some criticism in recent years for forcing out independent stores.
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