The future of grocery belongs to the fast. That’s arguably the biggest takeaway from Xcelerate Retail 2017, a technology conference held by Symphony Retail Solutions, a division of Symphony Technology Group, which took place Sept. 12-14 in Las Vegas. And while other essentials critical for success also were shared – from increased focus on customer-centricity […]
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES, the biggest smartphone maker by market share in China, is deepening its strategy to capture the Kenyan market by introducing niche smartphone options that is aimed at boosting the company’s presence ahead of their competitors. According to Derek Du, who runs Huawei’s Africa operations, the smartphone maker will be offering Kenyans a range […]
Amazon’s plan to make Whole Foods more affordable is working. According to Business Insider, the supermarket chain that was once maligned for its high prices saw a 25% increase in foot traffic after prices were slashed last month. Some cities, like Chicago, saw an even greater increase of 35%. Food & Wine reports that Foursquare […]
How Amazon is threatening grocers Amazon (AMZN) announced the acquisition of premium organic and natural food retailer Whole Foods Market on June 16, 2017. The deal sent tremors across the food retail sector on fears that Amazon would end up disrupting the grocery business in the same way it has dislocated books and electronics. The […]
Target’s announcement came the same day Kroger reported a 7% drop in profit thanks to its own sweeping price cuts. As with the Cincinnati-based grocer, Wall Street dinged Target for the measure, which is sure to eat into the retailer’s gross margins, but stands to boost its market share. Many analysts view sweeping price cuts […]
The cuts will be on items including cereal, paper towels, baby formula, razors and bath tissue, Target said. And the news comes just days after Amazon started cutting prices at Whole Foods’ stores across America. Target shares were trading around 3 percent lower Friday afternoon on the announcement. “We want our guests to feel a […]
Amazon is repeating a strategy that has worked for them in the past to pummel their competition and the customer always wins. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, former Amazon executive in charge of performance evaluation and policy enforcement, Chris McCabe stated, “Amazon’s using the same playbook they always have when competing […]
Cutting prices is core to Whole Foods new strategy. “By working together with Amazon… we can lower prices and double down on that mission and reach more people with Whole Foods Market’s high-quality, natural and organic food,’ said John Mackey, Whole Foods Market chief executive officer, in a statement. Western Canada is a major producer […]
For Amazon to successfully pull off its Whole Foods acquisition, it could end up using the power of digital technology to personalize the in-store customer experience like no other retailer can today. Indeed, since closing the $13.7 billion purchase earlier this week, Amazon has already introduced a number of important changes to the ailing upmarket […]
“Price was the largest barrier to Whole Foods’ customers,” said Mark Baum, a senior vice president at the Food Marketing Institute, an industry group. “Amazon has demonstrated that it is willing to invest to dominate the categories that it decides to compete in. Food retailers of all sizes need to look really hard at their […]
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This Week in Pricing > 9/23/17
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The Psychology Behind the New iPhone’s Four-Digit Price | Harvard Business Review
Apple made headlines by announcing that the price for its new iPhone X (a fancy term for 10) will range from $999 to $1,149. These prices are commanding attention because they are significantly higher than the base prices of the two other iPhone models that were also announced, the 8 ($699) and the 8 Plus ($799). […]
Rising tuition fees could price out college students | tes
The report points out that delivery costs for HE in FE are often less than in university settings. But colleges which took part in the inquiry said they were looking at increasing their tuition fees. Truro and Penwith College told the commission it was “moving to a full fee rate from 2017-18”, while NCG – the […]
Irma price gouging highlights sad truth: Consumer fleecing is the new normal | WTOP
(THE CONVERSATION) Since Hurricane Irma put Florida in its sights, there have been thousands of reports of price gouging on everything from water to gasoline. The most notable complaint was not, however, the one alleging a US$72 charge for a six-pack of water. Rather, it was the $3,200 reportedly asked by Delta for a ticket […]
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