Sports fan metrics like these always correlate highly with viewership and purchase of licensed merchandise.

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Sure, the big boxes purchase the bulk of their merchandise direct from the manufacturers, but their efficiencies are built around not warehousing all the oddball things that customers want.

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These licenses, which vary by location, allow you to purchase merchandise wholesale free of sales tax--with the understanding that you will collect sales tax when you sell the goods (and give it back to the government).

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Rent-A-Center operates company owned rent-to-own stores which offer high-quality, durable goods such as consumer electronics, appliances, furniture and accessories to consumers under flexible rental purchase arrangements that allow the customer to obtain ownership of the merchandise at the conclusion of an agreed-upon rental period.

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Some of the in-flight perks that give back include a Signature Sandwich Pink Box Lunch (for domestic flights over 1400 miles), 100% of proceeds for BCRF with the purchase of Minute Maid Pink Lemonade, upgraded pink earbuds, 10% of proceeds given to BCRF with a Delta Sky Club membership, limited edition Delta merchandise available to purchase online, and flight attendants all dolled up in pink for the month.

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