Price discrimination sounds terrible, but it is ubiquitous in practice, in the form of coupons, senior discounts, and early bird …
Online Pricing Is Secretly Discriminatory
27 Friday Mar 2015
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Does Family Dollar/Dollar General Make a Monopoly?
08 Wednesday Oct 2014
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When Dollar General offered to merge with Family Dollar, the monetary values involved were a lot higher than what customers …
France Eliminates Midseason Retail Promotional Periods
08 Monday Sep 2014
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In Europe, promotional sales are far more regulated than in the United States. In France for example, retailers have long …
Volatile Brew: Price-Matching and Social Media
04 Thursday Sep 2014
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To achieve its foundational promise of radically low prices, Dollar General often stocks only smaller sizes in its product lines. …
Monoprice Booms as Amazon for e-Stuff
18 Wednesday Jun 2014
The e-commerce retailer Monoprice has one primary goal: source and sell electronic accessories and equipment at the lowest cost possible. …
In Brazil, the Long Wait for Fast Fashion
09 Friday May 2014
The fast fashion, low-priced retailer, Forever 21 is aggressively expanding into the international market with its first store opening in …
Deals! Deals! Deals! And what they mean for retailers
16 Wednesday Apr 2014
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Consumers inherently have a hunger for the best deal. The recent recession and somewhat shaky recovery have only increased consumers’ …
Some Businesses Go Creative on Prices, Applying Technology
21 Friday Mar 2014
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Many small businesses struggle with pricing, wondering what the market is willing to pay, should they offer discounts, what is …
Fear of ‘Showrooming’ Fades
19 Wednesday Feb 2014
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Before the holidays, Best Buy began using showrooming to its advantage by launching an ad campaign touting its stores as …
Whole Foods’ Battle for the Organic Shopper
24 Thursday Oct 2013
Whole Foods is trying to shed its “whole paycheck” reputation by duplicating the discount efforts of traditional retailers. In addition …
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