On 10/04/2009, at 3:54 PM, Paul Weaver wrote:
One often hears the complaint that margins on Macs are low. I was recently told that the way they are marketed in Australian department stores is by a type of consignment arrangement. The computers technically remain the property of the manufacturer until a retail customer buys them.
Well is that's the case, then the boutique stores like AppleCentre Joondalup are at an immediate disadvantage due to having to buy their stock up front. It may even be against the trade practices act for Apple to do that.
Mac margins are low. The government usually makes more from a sale than the reseller.
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