tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32636283.post5875534893540874697..comments2023-03-26T03:50:25.501-04:00Comments on David's Secret Blog: Economics In ActionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32636283.post-40248860438971821582007-06-03T08:11:00.000-04:002007-06-03T08:11:00.000-04:00Skipper: If the manufacturer owns the retailer (i...Skipper: If the manufacturer owns the retailer (<I>i.e.</I>, the Apple stores), then it can charge any price it wants. Also, one of the points of the Apple Stores is that Apple is taking on the cost of explaining the product even if you buy it somewhere else.<BR/><BR/>Also, Apple does a good job of maintaining its retail price, but not a <A HREF="http://www.shopzilla.com/12--Apple_iPod_Nano_4_GB_MP3_Player_-_cat_id--499__prod_id--490812641" REL="nofollow">perfect job</A>.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32636283.post-39841557270419994632007-06-03T06:11:00.000-04:002007-06-03T06:11:00.000-04:00Apple doesn't rigidly enforce pricing.What they do...Apple doesn't rigidly enforce pricing.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.slate.com/id/2156030/" REL="nofollow">What they do is to offer a cash incentive to retailers if they don't advertise prices lower than a certain minimum.</A>Oroboroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710250012500728430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32636283.post-68340964807684736992007-06-03T00:53:00.000-04:002007-06-03T00:53:00.000-04:00Apple maintains its own distribution network, and ...Apple maintains its own distribution network, and rigidly enforces pricing. How does that fit?Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32636283.post-69536908467126850122007-06-02T11:18:00.000-04:002007-06-02T11:18:00.000-04:00This goes to confirm my theory on OCS, that compet...This goes to confirm my theory on OCS, that competition will drive business away from those companies that haven't mastered customer service. The problem you had shows bad management. The manager should have seen that the clerk was being tied up with the caller, and should have had the cal transfered to him so that the clerk could serve the in-store clients. <BR/><BR/>I stop at the same Kwiky mart type store every day for gas and coffee, or just coffee, on my way to work. There is usually a fair number of commuters there getting the same thing, and the store is staffed by two clerks and a manager. Besides ringing up customers, they are buzzing about the store setting up the coffee brewers, restocking cigarettes, etc. But whenever the queue gets long enough they all descend on the registers to make sure that noone is stuck in line for more than 2 or 3 minutes. They know what their customers want, a quick pit stop on the way to work, and they aren't going to lose them to Starbucks or the competitor down the street.Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852569465893563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32636283.post-64004331428840422372007-06-02T10:48:00.000-04:002007-06-02T10:48:00.000-04:00Apparently, it's $20.Apparently, it's $20.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32636283.post-20477310008880415952007-06-02T04:30:00.000-04:002007-06-02T04:30:00.000-04:00You just can't put a price on that personal touch!...You just can't put a price on that personal touch!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.com