Reduce Price to Improve Revenues and Margins
CHOICE 1: SELECT THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PRICE REDUCTION
3. Reward Customers
Shift demand to more favorable place or time
No. | SIC | Year | Notes |
1 | 3711 | 2001 | General Motors Corp.'s decision to keep its factories running and to fire up a massive sales blitz, featuring 0% financing for the next five years is widely credited with helping the U.S. economy avert a deeper slump following to the September 11 attacks. |
2 | 4522 | 2006 | In response to increasing demand, companies which offer fractional ownership of private jets are offering incentives to reduce the risk of overbooking. Flexjet is offering discounts up to 25% for flying on off-peak days. |
3 | 5611 | 2009 | In March, apparel retailer Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. offered to refund as much as $199 of a suit's price and allow customers to keep it if they are laid off through early summer. |
4 | 7011 | 2001 | The Amsterdam Hospitality Group slashed rates about 30% to 40% to attract consumers bitten by the recession bug. The December 2001 average rate of $157 a night is down from $194 prior to September 11. |
5 | 7011 | 1988 | At Mt. Reba, parents can get free lodging and skiing for children 12 and under when staying midweek in a Bear Valley hotel room, condo or home rental. |
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