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$ N PAGE name date National automotive Parts association .' \ 4 ALL NAPA DIRECTORS liiy 7, 1946 5, American Brakeblok -(Warehouse discount* American Brakeblok has bicached to us for discussion and con- sideration the natter of reduction of our warehouse discount, I am advised that the Brakeshoe management feels -that Brake blok s cost of distribution is too highland that with increasing volume a substantial reduction in percentage of distribution cost should be effected, but that this is not possible with a fixed warehouse discount* Our discussions thus far have been only preliminary and very general in character. The Brakeshoe management, however, is disposed to have the matter explored to a conclusion and we must deal with it accordingly, ` .5 ^ American Brakeblojc suggests that factors that should be taken into consideration arer NAPA warehouse discounts on other linesj factory field sales assistance} rebates; relative in-