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…which makes it so baffling. They could buy a lot of goodwill if they just made the store more consumer-focused, even if they earned less from it in the process. But no, they have to just commit whole hog to just being the worst.
If a megacorporation could profit nine zillions and fifty dollars, and instead it’s profiting only nine zillions, its shareholders are already screeching at the CEO “YOU INCOMPETENT FOOL, YOU’RE ROBBING US FIFTY DOLLARS!”.
…which makes it so baffling. They could buy a lot of goodwill if they just made the store more consumer-focused, even if they earned less from it in the process. But no, they have to just commit whole hog to just being the worst.
If a megacorporation could profit nine zillions and fifty dollars, and instead it’s profiting only nine zillions, its shareholders are already screeching at the CEO “YOU INCOMPETENT FOOL, YOU’RE ROBBING US FIFTY DOLLARS!”.