In: Operations Management
Online pricing has less to do with space-based constraints than
offline pricing, in the sense that the company can accept a
backorder in the case the real inventory does not currently hold
the desired quantity, but the same cannot be said for an offline
location where the customers would usually go for their current
requirement. The fact that online listings can help the company
save a large amount of overhead in terms of actual storage space
that can be utilized just to showcase samples of the best predicts
means that they can be priced comparatively lower in this case. The
pricing for online products is also lower because of the fact that
if the individuals are willing to come to the retailer, means that
they might have an immediate need that would still need to be
fulfilled even with higher pricing. From marketing point of view,
while both an online and offline store might have the same budget
and considerations, the fact that online marketing would have a
comp[aratively higher reach and a lower cost of conversion as well
as higher numbers of available platforms make its simpler form the
company to even stick with the most basic promotions. We can also
add that physical store locations have lower sales compared to the
same products online because of a similar space restraint. Only
individuals living in the same area as the store would be willing
to make the journey to go and select the product and therein lies
the biggest argument for reduced pricing online when compared to
offline products.
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