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From: Peter Christian <>
Subject: Re: [SoG] The Society Bookshop
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:00:05 +0000
In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.20030226210229.013e4164@POP3.demon.co.uk>


At 21:02 26/02/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>THE SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS ENTERPRISES LTD. BOOKSHOP.
>
>It is with great regret that we have to announce, with immediate effect,
>the closure of the Bookshop.
>
>Over the past four years we have put a great deal of time and money into
>the development of the Bookshop, and its on-line version. The Bookshop has
>failed to meet the targets that were set for it, and this combined with
>ever increasing competition has led us to make this disappointing decision.

It would be good to have some clarification of what is meant by "targets"
here. Failure to meet targets *can* reflect an inadequacy in the targets
rather than in the performance being measured.

Had the bookshop ceased to make a profit, i.e. a contribution to the
Society's income?

peter

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