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Amazon recently rolled out a new discount feature on its website, which grants the retailing giant better control over the …
Seeking to Compete on Price, Amazon Angers Third-Party Sellers
08 Friday Dec 2017
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Amazon Doesn’t Need to Make Money on Groceries, Putting Pressure on Walmart, Kroger
28 Tuesday Nov 2017
Nearly the first thing Amazon did after completing its purchase of Whole Foods was to announce that it would be …
How Price Competitive Does Whole Foods Need to Be?
14 Friday Apr 2017
Not too long ago, Whole Foods announced plans to open 1200 new stores. But buffeted by new forms of competition …
Unilever Price Rises Herald Brexit Pain for British Consumers
03 Friday Feb 2017
In the aftermath of the Brexit vote, in which citizens of the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union, …
Will Selling in Fewer Stores Help Coach Sell More Handbags?
07 Monday Nov 2016
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When a brand puts its products in a retail store that it doesn’t own, it cannot control the prices that …
Have Consumers Accepted Dynamic Pricing?
04 Friday Nov 2016
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In a recent academic study of pricing techniques for Major League Baseball (MLB) games, researchers suggest that rather than creating …
J.C. Penney Settles Shoppers’ Suit Over False Advertising
08 Monday Feb 2016
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Without admitting any guilt, JCPenney recently agreed to pay the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit $50 million to make …
Will Surge Pricing Become the New Normal?
30 Monday Nov 2015
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When demand increases, sellers need to increase either the supply they put on the market or their prices, to balance …
Target Takes Price Matching to a Whole New Level
18 Wednesday Nov 2015
Savvy consumers know how to work a price matching guarantee. In many cases, stores demand clear evidence of a lower …
Are Department Store Prices Phony?
12 Monday Oct 2015
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When a retailer advertises the price of an item as a sale price, it generally anchors that promotion on a …
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