joyfulnana
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Post by joyfulnana on Aug 3, 2019 13:24:28 GMT
See. now, I find this all very interesting. I think how you feel about it kind of depends on which angle you look at it. In theory, this type of move can actually help small businesses because they are now supposedly on the same footing as someone like, say Sb.com, who tends to provide much higher discounts. I say "in theory" as above someone said SB.com seems immune to this policy. However, if it is enforced, it means you might be more likely to buy these at your LSS (if you are lucky enough to still have one!)or other smaller retailer rather than a larger shop just due to discount. Think of how people feel about Walmart and how they undercut all the small businesses, this type of policy may sound like a money grab by Lawn Fawn but is it? Don't they sell their products to the retailers at the same price? (I have no evidence otherwise) Isn't it actually the retailers themselves who benefit? I have also heard this type of strategy is often put into place to keep the upscale/boutique feel of a brand. This is exactly why the business I work for has started MAP pricing on certain items. It's more in support of the brick and mortar businesses that carry our products. We sell to all distributors for the same cost across the board, but the larger distributors also sell online and give deep discounts that the brick and mortar stores just can't give. They are mom and pop businesses and we do what we can to help them stay successful. It's levels the playing field a little.
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Post by impearia on Aug 3, 2019 14:20:01 GMT
See. now, I find this all very interesting. I think how you feel about it kind of depends on which angle you look at it. In theory, this type of move can actually help small businesses because they are now supposedly on the same footing as someone like, say Sb.com, who tends to provide much higher discounts. I say "in theory" as above someone said SB.com seems immune to this policy. However, if it is enforced, it means you might be more likely to buy these at your LSS (if you are lucky enough to still have one!)or other smaller retailer rather than a larger shop just due to discount. Think of how people feel about Walmart and how they undercut all the small businesses, this type of policy may sound like a money grab by Lawn Fawn but is it? Don't they sell their products to the retailers at the same price? (I have no evidence otherwise) Isn't it actually the retailers themselves who benefit? I have also heard this type of strategy is often put into place to keep the upscale/boutique feel of a brand. This is exactly why the business I work for has started MAP pricing on certain items. It's more in support of the brick and mortar businesses that carry our products. We sell to all distributors for the same cost across the board, but the larger distributors also sell online and give deep discounts that the brick and mortar stores just can't give. They are mom and pop businesses and we do what we can to help them stay successful. It's levels the playing field a little. See, if it is the same across the board it does help level the playing field...I like that idea.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Aug 4, 2019 2:59:12 GMT
Update on my prior post regarding Scrapbook.com: I just checked and the discount is now 5% across the board including the new items. ATOC is charging full price on most with the 10% off on a few items. But since I don’t usually shop there I don’t know what they charged before. I don’t have an LLS near me so I can’t compare. Amazon however is still showing the products with deep discounts but I’m guessing LF won’t bother going after random sellers.
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