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Re: 2001 Set info
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Tue, 8 Aug 2000 12:43:13 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Jonathan Wilson writes:
> > Or, Lego could start at the source of the problem and ask Target to change
> > their policies (or to formulate some -- my guess is that the actual case is
> > that Target hasn't bothered with this issue at all).
> The problem here is that target is so big that they could take action
> against efforts by TLG to tell them how to run their stock systems or
> whatever (e.g. discontinuing the sale of lego) and that would loose
> sales for TLG.
This cuts both ways, Target can't NOT sell Lego at all or they will lose sales
too. However they can deemphasize it or cut shelf space for it (which seems to
be happening at Target and Kmart at least)
++Lar
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| (...) Which again would cause them to loose sales/profit? In the UK there is a phrase "cut your nose off to spite your face" - that is what target would be doing if they even deliberatelly reduced lego sales by 1%. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: 2001 Set info
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| (...) The problem here is that target is so big that they could take action against efforts by TLG to tell them how to run their stock systems or whatever (e.g. discontinuing the sale of lego) and that would loose sales for TLG. (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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