Incomes in 2010-11 fell in every part of the income distribution - and inequality fell across the board as well.

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Cranium was a completely unknown board game company until it forged a massive distribution relationship with Starbucks.

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It appears that is board of directors mishandled the company and had unequal distribution of power, allowing for August Busch III to control the operations of the company.

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That same year, not coincidentally, Board members of the Academy voted to ditch the official swag bag distribution.

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"We were on board as one of the first publishers that got involved with Audible, when digital distribution of audio was a relatively new concept, " says McGuinn.

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Lodish, who served on the board of Quidsi before its acquisition by Amazon, says the firm developed highly efficient distribution networks revolving around state-of-the art information technology.

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