Good point the function of "most" business is to make PROFIT,
they do that by selling[.] [W]ithout the selling and the profit there
really is no point to being in business.

Capitalist pig.

The purpose of a business is to provide a useful product or service. If the
business is run intelligently and efficiently, the profit will usually follow.
Focusing solely on profit usually runs a business into the ground.

The point of the showrooms was to promote AR's image, and thereby _increase_
sales.