Retail Pricing & Promotion
Pricing Options for Retailers
• Discount orientation : Low price and low cost
• At-the-market orientation: Average price,
Middle class average to above average products
• Upscale orientation: prestigious image store
Factors Affecting Retail Price Strategy
Consumer: Price Elasticity of
Demand
• The sensitivity of customers to price
changes in terms of the quantities they will
buy:
• Elastic – small percentage changes in
price lead to substantial percentage
changes in the number of units bought
• Inelastic – large percentage changes in
price lead to small percentage changes in
the number of units bought
Market Segments by Price Sensitivity
• Economic consumers: Looking for lowest price all stores same
• Status-oriented consumers: Different looking for prestige brands
• Assortment-oriented consumers: looking for a strong selections and fair
price
• Personalizing consumers: the buy where they feel a bond with employees
• Convenience-oriented consumers: nearby store
Objectives and Pricing
Market
Skimming
Market
Penetration
Price Strategy Concepts
• Customary Pricing
• Fixing price
• Variable Pricing
• Matching demand
• One-Price Policy
• Flexible Pricing
• Due to bargaining
• Odd Pricing
• Leader Pricing
• Multiple-Unit Pricing (Quantity)
• Price Lining (Floor and ceiling level of products)
Price Adjustments
• Adaptive mechanism
• Markdown
• Additional markup
• Employee discount
Timing Markdowns
• Early markdown policy: early lowering of price even though demand is fairly
high
• Late markdown policy: Taking maximum opportunities to sell in original price
• Automatic markdown plan: Automatically controlled prices depends on stock
• Storewide clearance : In special events e.g. Eid Clearance, Summer Clearance
Procedures for Setting a Promotional Budget
• All-you-can-afford method
• Competitive parity method
• Percentage-of-sales method
• Objective-and-task method
Advertising Objectives for Retailers
• Lifting short-term sales
• Increasing customer traffic
• Developing and/or reinforcing a retail
image
• Informing customers about goods and
services and/or company attributes
• Easing the job for sales personnel
• Developing demand for private brands
Public Relations Objectives for
Retailers
• Increase awareness of the retailer and its
strategy mix
• Maintain or improve the company image
• Show the retailer as a contributor to the
public’s quality of life
• Demonstrate innovativeness
• Present a favorable message in a highly
believable manner
• Minimize total promotion costs
Personal Selling Objectives for Retailers
• Persuade customers to buy
• Stimulate sales of impulse items or products related
to customers’ basic purchases
• Complete customer transactions
• Feed back information to company decision makers
• Provide proper levels of customer service
• Improve and maintain customer satisfaction
• Create awareness of items also marketed through
the Web, mail, and telemarketing
Types of Sales Promotions
• Displays
• Contests
• Sweepstakes
• Coupons
• Frequent shopper
programs
• Prizes
• Samples
• Demonstrations
• Referral gifts
• Other limited-time
selling efforts
In-Store Promotions
• POS Promotion
(Light boxes, Shelf
Edging, Standees,
Posters, Banners,
Mobiles)
Retail Light boxes
In-Store Promotions
• Impulse Buying
• In Store Contests
• Pop-Up Stores
In-Store Promotions
• Product Shelf Placement:
(Stretch Level, Eye Level,
Touch Level, Stoop Level)
• Email Receipts
• Special Bundles
• Survey Giveaway
Retail Pricing & Promotion presentation.pptx

Retail Pricing & Promotion presentation.pptx

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    Pricing Options forRetailers • Discount orientation : Low price and low cost • At-the-market orientation: Average price, Middle class average to above average products • Upscale orientation: prestigious image store
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    Consumer: Price Elasticityof Demand • The sensitivity of customers to price changes in terms of the quantities they will buy: • Elastic – small percentage changes in price lead to substantial percentage changes in the number of units bought • Inelastic – large percentage changes in price lead to small percentage changes in the number of units bought
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    Market Segments byPrice Sensitivity • Economic consumers: Looking for lowest price all stores same • Status-oriented consumers: Different looking for prestige brands • Assortment-oriented consumers: looking for a strong selections and fair price • Personalizing consumers: the buy where they feel a bond with employees • Convenience-oriented consumers: nearby store
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    Price Strategy Concepts •Customary Pricing • Fixing price • Variable Pricing • Matching demand • One-Price Policy • Flexible Pricing • Due to bargaining • Odd Pricing • Leader Pricing • Multiple-Unit Pricing (Quantity) • Price Lining (Floor and ceiling level of products)
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    Price Adjustments • Adaptivemechanism • Markdown • Additional markup • Employee discount
  • 10.
    Timing Markdowns • Earlymarkdown policy: early lowering of price even though demand is fairly high • Late markdown policy: Taking maximum opportunities to sell in original price • Automatic markdown plan: Automatically controlled prices depends on stock • Storewide clearance : In special events e.g. Eid Clearance, Summer Clearance
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    Procedures for Settinga Promotional Budget • All-you-can-afford method • Competitive parity method • Percentage-of-sales method • Objective-and-task method
  • 14.
    Advertising Objectives forRetailers • Lifting short-term sales • Increasing customer traffic • Developing and/or reinforcing a retail image • Informing customers about goods and services and/or company attributes • Easing the job for sales personnel • Developing demand for private brands
  • 15.
    Public Relations Objectivesfor Retailers • Increase awareness of the retailer and its strategy mix • Maintain or improve the company image • Show the retailer as a contributor to the public’s quality of life • Demonstrate innovativeness • Present a favorable message in a highly believable manner • Minimize total promotion costs
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    Personal Selling Objectivesfor Retailers • Persuade customers to buy • Stimulate sales of impulse items or products related to customers’ basic purchases • Complete customer transactions • Feed back information to company decision makers • Provide proper levels of customer service • Improve and maintain customer satisfaction • Create awareness of items also marketed through the Web, mail, and telemarketing
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    Types of SalesPromotions • Displays • Contests • Sweepstakes • Coupons • Frequent shopper programs • Prizes • Samples • Demonstrations • Referral gifts • Other limited-time selling efforts
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    In-Store Promotions • POSPromotion (Light boxes, Shelf Edging, Standees, Posters, Banners, Mobiles)
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    In-Store Promotions • ImpulseBuying • In Store Contests • Pop-Up Stores
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    In-Store Promotions • ProductShelf Placement: (Stretch Level, Eye Level, Touch Level, Stoop Level) • Email Receipts • Special Bundles • Survey Giveaway