Long Term Leases : Purchasing land and constructing a factory and office building can take up a large part of the capital expenditure budget for a new project in China.

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To make things fair, we chose regularly replenished items that all three retailers sell, and we didn't include sale items. (While there are back-to-school sales galore right now, January is prime time for office-supply sales.) To bake in the effect of bulk purchasing, we chose 10 of the largest package of each item.

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