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Why Your Company Should Partner with Rivals

Harvard Business Review

First, the company would increase the amount of free source material for its bio-fuel facility, which would lead to lower per-unit cost of bio-fuel energy, expediting a positive return on its investment. NWNA will benefit from lower manufacturing costs while also reducing its environmental footprint by collaborating with rivals.

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Breaking Up the Retail-Price Confusopoly

Harvard Business Review

Amazon's price (even with nominally free shipping) has to include the costs of getting the product to your home. So the good news for the store is that you are paying part of the shipping costs just by being in the store and being willing to take (i.e., However, there is a big reason why the store might be more expensive.

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Breaking Up the Retail-Price Confusopoly

Harvard Business Review

Amazons price (even with nominally free shipping) has to include the costs of getting the product to your home. So the good news for the store is that you are paying part of the shipping costs just by being in the store and being willing to take (i.e., However, there is a big reason why the store might be more expensive.

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