Monthly Archives: July 2016

Our Six-Part Series on Retail Pricing Tips

Recently, we published a six-part series on retail pricing practices and offered several tips. Here, in one place ( πŸ™‚ ), are links to each part of the series: Pricing & Small Retailers: Questions to Consider – PartΒ 1 Pricing & … Continue reading

Posted in Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Can Pricing in the Mid-Range Succeed?

This is a difficult question for some retailers — given the popularity of discounters and luxury retailers for two different customer segments in the marketplace. AND many retailers seem nervous to be in the mid-range. Yet, as Anthonia Akitunde (founder, … Continue reading

Posted in Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Do You Really Want to Be a Walmart Supplier?

Getting Walmart as a customer can generate a huge amount of revenues for a supplier, even a small one. But beware — what Walmart giveth, it can also taketh away!! Consider these observations from one expert: “Les McKeown, the Founder, … Continue reading

Posted in Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Video Clips (non-career) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment