If a store wants to compete by slashing prices, the wholesale price never changes. After four quarters, this reserve is liquidated. We accumulate all sales in each quarter and pay within 90 days of the close of the quarter. Like most businesses we have payment terms with the people we supply. Unfortunately, this means that we don't get paid for two to three months.
Payments can take a long time or a short time depending on the date of the sale.
A sale at the beginning of the quarter means that it is a long time before payment is made. A sale on the last day of the quarter means that payments will come pretty fast. This is how it works. Perhaps over the next few years we can begin to streamline this process and shorten the time periods. It will most likely start with the sale of digital products.