With the premise 'Although small specialty shops were limited to a few items, such as those found in a traditional dressmaker or milliner's shop, department stores offered fixed prices and the convenience of returning purchases for exchange or cash.', is 'Fixed prices killed the smaller shops.' simply an unrelated statement?
Although small specialty shops were limited to a few items, such as those found in a traditional dressmaker or milliner's shop, department stores offered fixed prices and the convenience of returning purchases for exchange or cash.###Fixed prices killed the smaller shops.