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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 ( đŸ™‚ ), are links to each part of the series: Pricing & Small Retailers: Questions to Consider – Part 1 Pricing & … Continue reading

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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

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Advice from Alibaba’s Jack Ma

Jack Ma, who started life with very little, is now one of the richest people in the world. He is the  founder and executive chairman of retail behemoth Alibaba Group, which generates hundreds of billions of dollars each year. In an … Continue reading

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