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Gazaro’s Retail Holiday Price Analysis January 31st, 2012 by

Gazaro today released the findings of its 2011 Retail Holiday Price Analysis with some surprising results. Despite the hype over the unbeatable sales and promotions during this long weekend, Gazaro found that the best price is often not on offer during Black Friday … Continue reading →

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Catching Up To Business Intelligence December 21st, 2011 by

In a compelling new report, Retail Systems Research (RSR) investigates the growing impact of comprehensive business intelligence and the systemic inability of retailers, even winners, to fully utilize its benefits. Here is the main conclusion of said report: retailers do … Continue reading →


Mixing Brick and Mortar with E-Commerce Requires Price Intelligence December 14th, 2011 by

Ad Age’s Jack Neff brings up an interesting question: what do you get when you cross a giant brick and mortar retailer with e-commerce? The answer: we don’t know, yet. We’ll soon find out, as the irresistible force (Walmart) meets … Continue reading →


How Price Intelligence on Shipping Costs Improves Retail E-Commerce December 7th, 2011 by

An article that struck my attention recently was Internet Retailer’s Free Shipping Report which noted that at some point in early November, 73% of the top 100 e-tailers offered free shipping in some form. While online marketers analyze conversions rates to death, … Continue reading →


Price Intelligence and the All-Powerful Customer November 3rd, 2011 by

In an interesting article for Retail Systems Research, Paula Rosenblum briefly traces the history of what it meant to be an efficient and successful retailer, and how technology in combination with new business models, in this case multi-channel retail,  have … Continue reading →


The Fundamental Role of Price Intelligence in 21st Century Merchandising October 25th, 2011 by

In its annual Merchandising Benchmark Report, Retail Systems Research (RSR) focuses on the coming trends that will re-define merchandising beyond recognition. RSR refers to three key factors driving the shifts in merchandising: better computing power, IT-literate merchants, and the erratic … Continue reading →


Pricing Intelligence for Brand Manufacturers October 20th, 2011 by

Apple does it, Dell does it, so do many other brand manufacturers (BMs) – sell directly to consumers as part of a multi-channel strategy. Retailers, not to be outdone, also sell their very own private label brands and in the … Continue reading →


Pricing Intelligence for Black Friday and Cyber Monday October 14th, 2011 by

For most of us, the holidays are already faintly knocking at the door. For retailers, Christmas bells are already going off about what to do to attract the most customers and highest revenue through the right prices, promotions and policies. … Continue reading →


Positioning, Pricing and Your Brand Strategy September 15th, 2011 by

You are analyzing your retail brand in the hope of improving the perception your customers have about your business and sales in general. This involves asking yourself a few critical questions: first, when people think of your retail brand, are … Continue reading →


Consumers Without Borders: Price Monitoring and the Retail Dilemma September 13th, 2011 by

The Globe and Mail ran an interesting article in its Business section recently, focusing on the theme that the parity between the U.S. and Canadian currencies makes the mark-up in retail prices in Canada illogical, and trying to find ways … Continue reading →