The store is separate from the DC. The DC sells the parts to the stores, just like Save-A-Lot and a number of other places. There is a mark up in price at that point. So the Storefront, as its referred to, doesn’t claim all the sales the Albany DC does, only their own. They just have the convenience of a god damn warehouse (largest DC out of the serving 7 DC’s) at their back door. But they still gotta buy from it.
Its slightly complicated but after working there it makes sense. Although I think that’s asinine. If they cut out the middle man, the end user would pay less. We should buy from the manufacturer, mark it up and sell it, like WalMart. But oh well