Get Price Hike Irritation Over With

More often than not, retailers will impose price hikes less frequently, but in greater amounts, than price drops. Still, there are plenty of exceptions. This practice, which economists have named “Rockets & Feathers,” occurs about 70% of the time.
     Why not all the time? Probably because experienced retailers have come to realize that the Rockets & Feathers method is most successful in certain situations. Studies based at University of Seville identified two of the factors, saying it works best:

• With the more expensive items within a product category at that particular store
• When the consumer will be highly involved in use of the item rather than using the item without much conscious thought

     For items fitting these circumstances, get the pain associated with price hikes over quickly. Raise prices as infrequently as you can, and when you raise them, be sure it is by an adequate amount.
     Those are the rockets. Also remember the feathers. Do not drop prices too severely. It’s better to offer frequent smaller decreases.
      Lowering prices gently and with precision is a good way to ensure customers who visit your store often will continue to trust your pricing. Use of the word “feathers” to describe this pricing strategy fits nicely in another sense, too. One meaning of “feather” is to hit softly and precisely.

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