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Competitor-based pricing for eCommerce

November 26, 2020 in Blog

To succeed in eCommerce you must get your pricing right when compared to the competition. Are you taking advantage of the moment when the competition runs out of stock? Do you automatically react when your conversion figures are low? What do you do when your competitor changes their prices, whether it be an increase or decrease? How do you avoid a price war?

There are plenty of avenues to go down regarding this wide topic. In this blog post, I will limit myself to explaining a good structure for competitor based pricing for eCommerce. I will cover the steps involved as well as a few scenarios which require different configurations. Continue reading »

eCommerce pricing: How to stay competitive without loosing profits

November 13, 2019 in Blog

Profit is the driving force behind any retail business! The bottom line of your business is to grow your bottom line. You need to make money in order to keep your business afloat, but you also do not want to price yourself out of the marketplace by pricing your merchandise too high.

In today’s retail world, eCommerce accounts for over $3 trillion in overall sales and you can’t afford to pass up your piece of the profit pie! Digital technology now makes it possible for customers to compare prices on the items they want at many different retailers in seconds, and most customers will purchase the item they want from the retailer who is offering the most competitive price.

So, how do you ensure you are pricing your merchandise to sell?

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What is the best software for fully automated dynamic pricing in e-commerce?

October 17, 2019 in Q&A

Dynamic pricing, price optimization, profit-maximizing software; we find many names for those we love. I will try to answer: what type of software support e-commerce companies use for full automation of changing prices to maximize profit and/or market share.

To keep this text on a high level I will elaborate on the pricing of two important categories of products: key products and tail products.

Key Products
Like traditional retailers, e-commerce companies are keen on being seen as the most price competitive on the key products. Wheater you are a consumer electronics company offering iPhones and Samsung TVs, a street clothing retailer selling Adidas or Nike sneakers, or you are shipping newly released books to your Continue reading »

eCommerce: The Importance of Setting the Right Prices

October 11, 2019 in Blog

Remember the last time you visited your favorite shop? Let’s remember those moments together and see how it relates to e-commerce pricing.

You went into your favorite store, gazing through the stalls briefly, touching a couple of the items for the feel and texture. Suddenly, you found your perfect match. You grab it and place over your body to see if it really looks great on you. You loved the item and the only thing between owning it is the price tag. You find the price tag after a quick search, flip it, and check how much it’s worth.

Yikes!

It costs a lot. It’s not a bargain, it’s not a deal so you give up, and probably leave the shop after similar experiences.

Now, this is a quite common offline shopping story and the example here was mainly for the fashion industry, but if you think that the experience is different in e-commerce you’re wrong! The decision process is way faster than that.

Because in e-commerce pricing, the prices are right there in front of your eyes with the product name, images, and descriptions. Therefore, the e-commerce pricing of any product is one of the most crucial qualifiers when consumers start browsing that product.

Now what?

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6 E-Commerce Pricing Strategies to Help You Sell More

June 6, 2019 in Blog

Your e-commerce pricing strategy has a direct impact on how well your online business performs. There are so many things to consider when it comes to pricing such as the cost of your products or services, your customer’s needs, and your competition.

E-commerce businesses often struggle with determining the right prices for their business. They want to price their offerings low enough that customers will purchase, but also high enough that they can make a reasonable profit. For this reason, we’re going to show you 6 e-commerce pricing strategies to help you sell more with your e-commerce business.

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