Tag Archives: pricing

Online Shopping: Follow the Bouncing Prices

Posted on February 2, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Online retailing enables companies to regularly (instantly, if they like) change the prices they offer — to reflect competition, low or peak seasons, sales of particular items, and so forth. This means, for both buyers and sellers, product pricing is … Continue reading →

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Target’s Everyday Low Pricing Ads

Posted on January 30, 2013 by bermanevansretail

To reinforce its everyday low pricing image, Target has implemented a new merchandising strategy known as “The Everyday Collection. By Target.” This strategy involves a number of ads, which Target has assembled as a collection at YouTube. Click the image … Continue reading →

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Target Makes Selected Price Matching Permanent

Posted on January 10, 2013 by bermanevansretail

As we reported recently (in a post on its shopping-driven store design), Target is doing everything it can to stimulate greater customer business. In December 2012, the retailer experimented with in-store matching of online prices from selected competitors. Now, it has … Continue reading →

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