“ the last frontier ”
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RETAIL PRICING. “ THE LAST FRONTIER ”. W. FRANK DELL II,CMC DELLMART & Company. AGENDA. INTRODUCTION TYPICAL PROCESS PHILOSOPHY & STRATEGY PROPOSED PROCESS. OBJECTIVES. Review current retail pricing process Explore consumer perception & issues Develop proposed retail pricing Process - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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““THE LAST FRONTIERTHE LAST FRONTIER””
W. FRANK DELL II,CMCDELLMART & Company
RETAIL PRICINGRETAIL PRICING
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AGENDAAGENDAINTRODUCTION
TYPICAL PROCESSPHILOSOPHY & STRATEGY
PROPOSED PROCESS
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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES• Review current retail pricing process• Explore consumer perception & issues• Develop proposed retail pricing
– Process– Approach
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STAPLE / BASIC ITEM FOCUSSTAPLE / BASIC ITEM FOCUSSTAPLE SEASONAL/FASHION
Normal
Promotion
Normal Normal
Promotion
Mark Down
Close Out
• $425.1 Billion Retail Food Industry• Over-stored• Mature• Consolidating
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MANY NEW COMPETITORSMANY NEW COMPETITORS
MembershipClub
Convenience
Supercenter
Drug/Chemist
Fast Food
Home Shopping
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MASTER PRICING MASTER PRICING STRATEGIESSTRATEGIESEDLPAdvantages• Low cost maintenance• First market entry advantage
Disadvantages• Boring• Requires discipline
HI-LOAdvantages• Merchandising excitement• Provides flexibility
Disadvantages• High cost maintenance• Difficult execution
Fact - No retailer truly practices EDLP
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STORE SELECTION FACTORSSTORE SELECTION FACTORS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
93 94 95 96 97
Low PricesClear LabelAccurate Scan
Source: Progressive Grocer
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STORE SELECTION FACTORS STORE SELECTION FACTORS
1
6
11
16
21
26
94 95 96 97
Freq. SalesUnit PricingDouble Coupons
Source: Progressive Grocer
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RETAILER GOALSRETAILER GOALS
Low
High
• Price Image
• Gross Margin• Quality Ratio
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CONSUMERSCONSUMERS• Recall up to 200 item prices• Frequently purchased items• High consumables
• Translates to 500 - 1,000 items creating the price image
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PRICE COMPONENTSPRICE COMPONENTS
RetailPriceRetailPrice
ShelfShelf
Adv/PromoAdv/PromoFreq.Shopper
Freq.Shopper
CouponCoupon
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AGENDAAGENDAINTRODUCTION
TYPICAL PROCESSPHILOSOPHY & STRATEGY
PROPOSED PROCESS
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TYPICAL PRICING PROCESSTYPICAL PRICING PROCESS
Collect Data Determine Price
Promotion Process
Implement Price
Price Check
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COLLECT COMPETITIVE DATACOLLECT COMPETITIVE DATA
Weekly
Monthly
Semi-annual
Data Entry Data Edit
Price Data Base
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DETERMINE PRICEDETERMINE PRICE
Price Data Base Cost Movement
Gross Margin AnalysisKey Changes New Price List
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IMPLEMENT PRICEIMPLEMENT PRICE
New Price List
Print Shelf Label
Deliver Label
Change Shelf Label
Download Prices
Update POS
Minimum cost is $1.00 per item per store
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PRICE CHECKPRICE CHECK
Shelf POS
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RESULTRESULT
Chain AChain A
Chain BChain BChain CChain C
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AGENDAAGENDAINTRODUCTION
TYPICAL PROCESSPHILOSOPHY & STRATEGY
PROPOSED PROCESS
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RETAIL STRATEGYRETAIL STRATEGY
LocationLocation SelectionSelection ServiceService
DisplayDisplay PricePrice DecorDecor
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ESTABLISH DEPT. STRATEGYESTABLISH DEPT. STRATEGYHI-LO EDLP
Edible
Non-Edible
Bakery
Dairy
Deli
Frozen
Meat & Seafood
Produce
HBC
GM
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UNDERSTAND COMPETITORSUNDERSTAND COMPETITORSSTRENGTH NEUTRAL WEAKNESS
Edible
Non-Edible
Bakery
Dairy
Deli
Frozen
Meat & Seafood
Produce
HBC & GM
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DEFINE CATEGORY ROLEDEFINE CATEGORY ROLE• Traffic Builder• Transaction Builder• Profit Contributor• Cash Generator• Excitement Creator• Image Creator• Turf Defender
• Destination• Routine• Occasional/Seasonal• Convenience
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DEFINE IMAGE PRICE DEFINE IMAGE PRICE CHAIN A Z1 CHAIN A Z2 CHAIN B
Edible = < >Non-Edible < = =Bakery > = <Dairy = < =Deli < = =Frozen < > >Meat & Seafood = < <Produce < > =HBC & GM < > =
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PRICE FOR PROFITPRICE FOR PROFIT• Gross Margin
– Relationship between cost and selling price
– Not a predictor of profit– Percentage ineffective
during deflation times
• Profit Contribution Sales - Cost of Goods Sold = Gross Margin + Direct Revenue - Inbound Costs - Outbound Costs = Profit Contribution
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VELOCITY PHILOSOPHYVELOCITY PHILOSOPHY• Faster sellers priced lower
than slower sellers• Reinforces low price image• Basis for power curve
0123456789
10
1 2 3 4 5
SalesCostFixed
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SIZE PHILOPSOHYSIZE PHILOPSOHY• Larger sizes priced lower
than smaller sizes• Promotes selling larger sizes
– Increase volume– Lower transaction cost
• Supported by vendor pricing– Lower package cost– Lower transaction cost
00.020.040.060.080.1
0.120.140.160.18
5oz
10oz
15oz
20oz
SalesCostFixed
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FLAVOR/PATTERN FLAVOR/PATTERN PHILOSOPHYPHILOSOPHY• Create sub-group• Price all items the same
– Even if cost differs• Consumers perceive all
items as equal
Cherry
Orange Grape
Raspberry
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MAGIC 9’s PHILOSOPHYMAGIC 9’s PHILOSOPHY• Food is a pennies business• Price with a last digit of 9• Consumer perceive lower
cost
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AGENDAAGENDAINTRODUCTION
TYPICAL PROCESSPHILOSOPHY & STRATEGY
PROPOSED PROCESS
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PROPOSED PRICING PROPOSED PRICING PROCESSPROCESS
Collect Data Trigger Pric ing
Determine Price
Implement Price
Promotion Process
Price Verification
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COLLECT COMPETITIVE DATACOLLECT COMPETITIVE DATA
Weekly
Monthly
Semi-Annual
Internet
Data Entry Data Edit
Price Data Base
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TRIGGER PRICINGTRIGGER PRICING
Price Data Base
Cost Movement Promotion
Candidates
Trigger Tests
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PRICING CANDIDATESPRICING CANDIDATES
ItemTriggerItem
Trigger
CompetitorPrice
CompetitorPrice MovementMovement CostCost
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DETERMINE PRICEDETERMINE PRICE
Candidates Price Tables
Proposed Prices
Determine Price
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PRICE TABLEPRICE TABLE
Department
Category Category
SubCategory
SubCategory
SubCategory
SubCategory
ImageItem
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PRICE CONTROLSPRICE CONTROLSMinimumGM %
MaximumGM %
ProfitObjective
CompetitivePosition
Department
Category
Sub-Category
Sub-Category
Item
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INTERATIVE PROCESSINTERATIVE PROCESSPrice Competition GM Profit
Item A $1.79 $1.79 23% $5.15
Item B $2.39 26% $2.11
Item C $1.49 $1.45 25% $3.41
Item D $2.19 $2.22 24% $2.75
Total $13.421. Competition
2. GM Limit
3. Profit Objective
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IMPLEMENT PRICEIMPLEMENT PRICE
Price Filters
Select Prices
Proposed Prices
Print Shelf Label
Deliver Label
Change Shelf Label
Download Prices
Update POS
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PRICING FILTERSPRICING FILTERS
NewPricesNew
Prices
OscillationsOscillations PennyChangePenny
ChangeCost
ChangeCost
ChangeImplementation
LimitsImplementation
Limits
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PRICE VERIFICATIONPRICE VERIFICATION
ShelfPOS
Pricing System
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KEY TO SUCCESSKEY TO SUCCESS• Understand competition• Price for profit• Consider all factors
– Competition– Movement– Cost
• Justify implementation• Test item sensitivity