RE: R\C Stuarts at Wally World [TANKS]

[Rick v100 <rickv100-at-yahoo.com>]

Aiming to tailor the pricing and stock to the wealth
level of the clients. The store I saw them in was in a
rural area, may explain why they were discounted(not
many selling), more affluent areas may not see the
discount. 

Rick 

--- Steve Tyng <STyng-at-acptrust.com> wrote:

> Walmart has the most sophisticated sales tracking
> system of any retailer
> in the world.  They track sales in real time and set
> prices accordingly.
> If the Stuart is $75 in one location and $150 in
> another, it's no
> accident.  Their IT infrastructure is second only to
> the Pentagon in
> size.  
> 
> Steve "I saw it on 60 minutes" Tyng
> 
> 
> 
> > Subject: Re: R\C Stuarts at Wally World [TANKS]
> > 
> > 
> > Where are you located? Maybe refer the local
> Wal-Marts
> > to another one with lower prices?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Rick 
> > 
> > --- erik kump <ebkump-at-hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > There must be fifteen Wal-Marts within 25 miles
> of
> > > where I live or work. I
> > > called eight of them yesterday looking for one
> of
> > > those Stuart tanks. Two of 
> > > them had no idea what I was talking about, and
> four
> > > of them said they had 
> > > been a Christmas item only and they had been
> sold
> > > out for months (about what 
> > > I expected to hear). One of them said that they
> > > still had two in stock... 
> > > for the regular price of $180.  !!!  The last
> one
> > > told me that they had 
> > > fourteen of the buggers in stock for $150 each.
> When
> > > queried at the large 
> > > number of them, I was informed that they had
> > > recently received another 
> > > shipment.
> > > I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that a giant
> > > company like Wal-Mart can't 
> > > keep their prices straight. If I could have
> found
> > > one for the $75 I would 
> > > have pounced on it. It would get my kids off my
> case
> > > about why I haven't 
> > > finished the other tank yet. But at $150... I
> think
> > > I'd rather use that 
> > > money to buy a drill press.
> > > 
> > > Erik "Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers" Kump
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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