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Buy One Get One Free deals, Flat 50% off, Minimum 70% off & other crazy\u00a0deals! Without them, where\u2019s the fun in shopping online? For eCommerce owners, pricing their products is one of the\u00a0most daunting tasks. They feel that not only should their prices be attractive for shoppers, but sales figures should always be in the peak\u00a0of health. Online retailers use a variety of strategies to price their products\u00a0to keep shoppers intrigued and coming back for more.<\/p>\n

Here are the top 5 retail pricing strategy examples we think are worth copying.
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Basket-based pricing<\/h2>\n

We give top marks to basket-based pricing for the innovative method in which products are priced to entice customers into buying more. An excellent example of how this mechanism is deployed is the way Jet.com does it. These eCommerce shoppers are incentivized for buying recommended products. An intelligent real-time pricing algorithm runs in background of the store. Coined as \u2018smart cart\u2019, the algorithm matches their customers\u2019 delivery location for selected merchandise with the closest trusted supplier that stocks them. The closer the distance between supplier and delivery location, the cheaper the product. This pricing strategy is a smart way of pricing products, since discounts can be applied while still maintaining profitability.<\/p>\n

Always lower than the competition<\/h2>\n

Shopping around for the same product on different sites is a practice most of us are guilty of. In light of the fact that webrooming and showrooming<\/a> are becoming more and more common, it\u2019s even more important for retailers to keep their prices competitive. This pricing strategy works especially well when customers are shopping for the same or similar products across online stores. Keeping thousands of products competitively priced is a huge challenge, however, it’s a challenge that can be addressed with smart use of technology. Intelligence Node\u2019s SaaS based pricing intelligence<\/a> suite provides one of many such avenues. With our products, you can choose to be priced below the competition at desired absolute or percentage levels. With our rules-based features you can set automatic price adjustments to counter the competition in real-time.<\/p>\n

Loss leader pricing<\/h2>\n

The loss leader<\/a> approach is a fantastic way to get\u00a0your customers to regularly shop on your online store. Generally practiced by retailers like Amazon and Walmart, the idea behind this pricing strategy is to keep certain items significantly lower than what is available on competing sites. Super low prices offered by these retailers\u00a0not only drives traffic towards their store, but they also achieve three benefits:<\/p>\n

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  1. Window shoppers convert into paying customers<\/li>\n
  2. Building loyalty<\/li>\n
  3. Customers are likely to buy higher priced items<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The motive behind this pricing strategy<\/a> is to keep the average cart spend high.<\/p>\n

    Quick-delivery pricing<\/h2>\n

    One retailer who is using this strategy effectively is Amazon. The marketplace leader makes full use of its state of the art logistics network to not only serve its customers in record time, but also to use it as a profit making strategy. Customers are given quick delivery options such as same day, next day or 2 day shipping, in return for an additional premium. So while Amazon can keep its prices lower than most of its competitors, it uses the quick delivery pricing model to drive profitability.<\/p>\n

    Real-time price optimization strategy<\/h2>\n

    Using real-time price optimization technology<\/a> to determine the price at which your products are sold is the ideal way of ensuring profitability. Being lower than the competition at all times however, is not an advisable retail pricing strategy. Instead, you can use out-of-stock situations identified in real-time by a retail analytics product like Incompetitor to pump up prices. Out-of-stock situations are opportune moments for raising prices as customers looking for these out-of-stock products on competing sites will surely navigate to you.<\/p>\n

    If you would like to explore the many possibilities of using retail analytics<\/a> to price intelligently, check out our free eBook, “A\u00a0Comprehensive Guide to Competitive Online Retail Pricing Strategies<\/a>.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\"A<\/a><\/span>