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Re:How Retailers Use Personalized Prices by fjsolwmv on Saturday October 21, 2017 @10:47PM (#15524887)
That seems like a very weak and noisy signal compared to, you know, directly changing prices, which they do all the time.
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Re:How Retailers Use Personalized Prices by huffpopo on Saturday October 21, 2017 @11:11PM (#15524979)
Going by industry gossip it is a very strong signal. Strong enough to be worth while even though they know customers hate it.
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Re:How Retailers Use Personalized Prices by tmnvix on Saturday October 21, 2017 @10:58PM (#15524927)
Changing the price first has the disadvantage of possibly losing the sale.
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Re:How Retailers Use Personalized Prices by BurningFrog on Sunday October 22, 2017 @12:22AM (#15525148)
But this is data for an INDIVIDUAL person!
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