Tag Archives: pricing

Hardware Retailing magazine’s March 2015 issue features an article focused on the changes in pricing strategies over the years. The story also discusses how retailers can stay competitive today as variable pricing evolves and dynamic pricing spreads. The full story can be found here. The …

To download a PDF of this story, click here. Visit hardwareretailing.com/2015pricing-study to view the NRHA’s 2015 State of Pricing Study.  Whether you like it or not, today’s consumers have access to detailed pricing information for every item in your store. In fact, in some cases, …

After a successful holiday season, retailers are re-evaluating their strategic plans and determining how to keep consumers engaged in the coming months. Many retailers have used and are continuing to use deep discounts as promotions that they hope will keep customers engaged …

Many retailers and consumers will be helping grow the trend of mobile payments. Mobile payment options such as Apple Pay, Google Wallet and others are still relatively new services, but their use is expected to increase rapidly in the next few years, according to …

An online home improvement retailer has gotten millions of dollars in investments this year. Investors have committed $50 million in funding for the retailer, BuildDirect of Vancouver, to improve its product assortment and online platform, according to Forbes. The online retailer sells hardwood flooring, …

Social media, newspapers, websites and mobile apps are ways that consumers can find store promotions. Promotions resonate with the consumer, leading to in-store and online purchases. RetailMeNot, a coupon-hosting website, recently released its report titled The Significant Impact of Promotions Across the Multi-Channel …

In a recent push to compete better with Walmart, Amazon has cut prices on consumer goods such as toilet paper and groceries. Amazon has recently been in “investment mode”, pricing aggressively and investing in innovative products. According to an article from The …

Researchers argue in a recent study that many retailers, including Home Depot, use histories of online shoppers’ activity not only to customize movie recommendations or product suggestions on websites, but also to set individual prices for items. Retailers use data …