Comments on: 3 Must Haves For Online Stores http://www.authoritydomains.com/blogs/authority-domains/3-must-haves-for-online-stores.php Authority Domains Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Marketing and Internet Marketing Blog Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:57:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: mark rushworth http://www.authoritydomains.com/blogs/authority-domains/3-must-haves-for-online-stores.php/comment-page-1#comment-38743 mark rushworth Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:21:57 +0000 http://www.authoritydomains.com/blogs/?p=869#comment-38743 Great post. As someone who works within an online retailer we come across the same issues. MAP is great and often the best way forwards... dont be afraid to out your competitors to the manufacturers who are selling cheaper than you. .-= mark rushworth´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.markrushworth.com/" rel="nofollow">Take Control of Twitter with DIY Open Source URL Shortening Scripts Like TinyURL</a> =-. Great post. As someone who works within an online retailer we come across the same issues. MAP is great and often the best way forwards… dont be afraid to out your competitors to the manufacturers who are selling cheaper than you.
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]]> By: janel crisp http://www.authoritydomains.com/blogs/authority-domains/3-must-haves-for-online-stores.php/comment-page-1#comment-38730 janel crisp Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:03:06 +0000 http://www.authoritydomains.com/blogs/?p=869#comment-38730 We have found that if a MAP is not enforced by a manufacturer, that our profit margins are so small, it is almost impossible to survive. It is very difficult to compete with the Wal-Marts of the world on price, when they are purchasing products at the lowest possible price point. Manufacturer's who provide MAP and enforce it correctly are offering a more level playing field to everyone. MAP is just the advertising price, and not the sale price. At the end of the day, you can sell the product for what you would like. In regards to large companies not having to obey the MAP. We have witnessed a Manufacturer take on a very large retail (Target), and it took awhile, but the manufacturer came out on top. The large retailer is now obeying the MAP. We do a lot of policing ourselves and will email the manufacturer when we notice other companies not obeying the MAP. I would suggest that everyone policy their competition. We have found that if a MAP is not enforced by a manufacturer, that our profit margins are so small, it is almost impossible to survive. It is very difficult to compete with the Wal-Marts of the world on price, when they are purchasing products at the lowest possible price point. Manufacturer’s who provide MAP and enforce it correctly are offering a more level playing field to everyone. MAP is just the advertising price, and not the sale price. At the end of the day, you can sell the product for what you would like.

In regards to large companies not having to obey the MAP. We have witnessed a Manufacturer take on a very large retail (Target), and it took awhile, but the manufacturer came out on top. The large retailer is now obeying the MAP. We do a lot of policing ourselves and will email the manufacturer when we notice other companies not obeying the MAP. I would suggest that everyone policy their competition.

]]> By: aj ghergich http://www.authoritydomains.com/blogs/authority-domains/3-must-haves-for-online-stores.php/comment-page-1#comment-38723 aj ghergich Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:17:56 +0000 http://www.authoritydomains.com/blogs/?p=869#comment-38723 If MAP is not enforced..then you don't really have a MAP then do you? If MAP is not enforced..then you don't really have a MAP then do you?

]]> By: Great White Parts http://www.authoritydomains.com/blogs/authority-domains/3-must-haves-for-online-stores.php/comment-page-1#comment-38722 Great White Parts Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:59:13 +0000 http://www.authoritydomains.com/blogs/?p=869#comment-38722 I respectfully disagree with the statement about MAP. MAP is the bane of my retailing existence. Big companies like Amazon and Best Buy can ignore it because they know there will be no repercussions, while smaller etailers like myself are forced to sell a product for more. It is a totally unfair system. If it was enforced on the big box stores, it would be a great common denominator, though. I respectfully disagree with the statement about MAP. MAP is the bane of my retailing existence. Big companies like Amazon and Best Buy can ignore it because they know there will be no repercussions, while smaller etailers like myself are forced to sell a product for more. It is a totally unfair system. If it was enforced on the big box stores, it would be a great common denominator, though.

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