Sometimes, We Want Prices to Fool Us(nytimes.com)

9 pointsby mitmadsvor 13 Jahren2 comments

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/business/for-penney-a-tough-lesson-in-shopper-psychology.html

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trhtrshvor 13 Jahren

It's a fun Just So Story, but any indictment of JC Penney (which has been failing for years before the latest "fair pricing" campaign) on the basis of its stable pricing needs to explain why Trader Joe's thrives "despite" its stable pricing.

http://www.traderjoes.com/about/general-faq.asp#Specials

mitmadsvor 13 Jahren

Made me reread this article - http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/20/news/companies/inside_trader...