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Dear Alexa, My friends and I went to the movies last weekend, and at the end of the night I realized I paid more for my popcorn, soda and candy, than I did for my actual movie ticket! Why are movie concessions stands so expensive? Please Explain! Kate Well Kate,... [read more]
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Starting today, nearly 400 Borders stores by September. This comes after Borders failed “to generate interest in an auction Monday, the bankrupt book chain announced that it would liquidate. Borders will lay off 10,700 employees as part of the closures.”