promotional pricing

"If not, the industry will have to work out promotional pricing to get the right sales mix."

Be aware that low promotional pricing may be for the lowest speeds.

Some executives draw a distinction between temporary promotional pricing and the underlying rates.

A huge problem for retailers is that consumers are addicted to promotional pricing right now."

Burger King has limited approval over franchise operations such as minimum hours of operation and promotional pricing.

'We believe the very successful start to the year is the result of not only quality service, but also an extensive advertising and competitive promotional pricing policy.

Globally there are two main models of suipermarket competiiotn, everyday low prices and promotional pricing.

Such information can be used as the basis for decisions about marketing activities such as, e.g., promotional pricing or product placements.

'No Reason for It' He said that Stern's, which is already well known for its promotional pricing, did not plan any additional price cuts.

"You've got to spend millions on advertising, direct mail and promotional pricing to get that distributor's phone to ring," said Kevin A. Shea, a Xerox senior vice president.

Promotional pricing ate into profits in the third quarter, but Mr. Preston said new efforts to control costs should offset pressure on the company's margins for the rest of the year.

Vault Red Blitz, a new Vault flavor, was released in late-February 2007 to compete with PepsiCo's Code Red, along with promotional pricing in select areas.

For instance, if they see a competitor introducing special promotional pricing between two cities, they may want to quickly react by filing their own special fares through ATPCO for that market.

Same-store sales for the post-Thanksgiving three-day weekend rose 27 percent from Thanksgiving weekend of last year and "capped a month of strong sales with minimal promotional pricing," boasted a statement Sharper Image issued yesterday.

A.&S. would be well advised "not to out-Macy Macy's but to try to fill the void for stores that concentrate on promotional pricing that is rapidly developing in Manhattan," said Walter K. Levy, a prominent New York retail-marketing consultant.

"We anticipate intense promotional pricing, earlier discounts and couponing, and price wars in the discount sector," said David Selby, senior vice president for marketing at Sears in Hoffman Estates, Ill. "We want to play to our strengths in driving profitable growth."

"What drove up consumer spending in the fourth quarter, and is still driving it up, was zero-percent financing, price discounts, tax rebates and huge promotional pricing for big- ticket items," said James W. Paulsen, a senior economist at Wells Capital Management in Minneapolis.

"While consumers may go to Priceline because of high airline prices or because of concerns about reliability, Priceline may not be in a position to fill that demand profitably when they are negatively affected by macroeconomic factors such as higher fuel costs and any competitive promotional pricing activity," Mr. Noto wrote to clients.