A guide to UK apparel retail pricing strategies

A guide to UK apparel retail pricing strategies

The art of retail price-pointing is driven by the business strategy that each retailer adopts. That strategy is determined by the type of retailer that each one is. Retailer typology is created by the channels of distribution that each individual business chooses to use.

This exclusive report from just-style looks at retail price points in the UK, the levels at which they are set, and how retail management arrive at the prices on the garment tickets. We analyse the cost structure and pricing spectrum of fashion retailing, profile the achieved margins and mark-ups of 3 leading retailers and address the new approaches to pricing.

It is also the case that each of the different types of retailer has its own stance on customer service. In this study, we address the common position concerning service today, and how it has developed from the past. This includes comparing customer service styles of the main retail distribution channels, namely: independents, multiple chains, department stores, designer shops, discounter, supermarkets, mail order/the internet and market stalls.

Finally, just-style asks: In which direction is retail pricing heading? and how can fashion retailing overcome the real problem of the sophisticated shopper?

The art of retail price-pointing is driven by the business strategy that each retailer adopts. That strategy is determined by the type of retailer that each one is. Retailer typology is created by the channels of distribution that each individual business chooses to use.

This exclusive report from just-style looks at retail price points in the UK, the levels at which they are set, and how retail management arrive at the prices on the garment tickets. We analyse the cost structure and pricing spectrum of fashion retailing, profile the achieved margins and mark-ups of 3 leading retailers and address the new approaches to pricing.

It is also the case that each of the different types of retailer has its own stance on customer service. In this study, we address the common position concerning service today, and how it has developed from the past. This includes comparing customer service styles of the main retail distribution channels, namely: independents, multiple chains, department stores, designer shops, discounter, supermarkets, mail order/the internet and market stalls.

Finally, just-style asks: In which direction is retail pricing heading? and how can fashion retailing overcome the real problem of the sophisticated shopper?