Well... as I said just try to exclude Apple and maybe some others, maybe it will work 😉
You want to be in those major stores but trying to be 'special', why they need to think that you're so special?
You want to sell your music in the huge shopping mall, on shelves in a store? What is the difference? Does it make sense to you?
They are the owners of their stores "unfortunately" and WE ALL have to follow the rules, not only you...🤷‍♂️