Review: You’ve been hired to improve pricing strategies for a new and expensive children’s shoe line. Your predecessor targeted primarily customers with high valuations for the clothing. How might you you implement new pricing strategies?

 
 
 
 
 
 

Consumers with a lower valuation of the shoes may want to wait to get a better deal as the season ends. By offering different prices to different customer groups, the company could see higher profits.

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