Furthermore, although there has been some form of a conclusion to the Greek debt crisis, there hasn't been a resolution to the sovereign-debt crisis in Europe and the inability of banks to warehouse risk due to risk and regulatory considerations, said analysts at Nomura.

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Any warehouse or convoy poses a proliferation risk.

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"They have a giant warehouse so they have to pay rent, pay wages for warehouse employees and carry a huge amount of inventory at their own risk, because not every book is going to get sold, " says 7-Eleven Japan Vice Chairman Masaaki Kamata.

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Basildon was chosen by NYSE Euronext in part because the site, once planned as a distribution warehouse for an air-conditioning firm, offered proximity to London without flooding risk or being on flight paths.

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