| 31. | It is highly decentralized, with each of its divisions operating much like an independent store.
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| 32. | Publishers have depended on the freewheeling independent stores'disparate decisions to help bring books to light.
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| 33. | He said the knowledge would enable independent stores to seek the same discounts from publishers.
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| 34. | Another shopping area is the downtown district, which is where some, small independent stores are located.
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| 35. | Independent stores also sometimes use blatantly false information.
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| 36. | Independent stores have also reported strong advance sales.
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| 37. | Various best-seller lists now rely on some combination of reports from chain retailers and independent stores.
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| 38. | The public has to make more of an effort to support small, independent stores like this,
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| 39. | Dach?and a co-coworker bought the independent store.
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| 40. | Dillard has done best buying independent stores that need help on distribution or on the operations side.
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