| AG New England makes precise control of every store's
retail pricing easy. Stores can choose from a variety of base-pricing
zones and then customize their plan to best meet their individual
goals and objectives. Over 500 items are monitored on a monthly
basis in several geographic regions to assure competitive
pricing. Upon request, local competitors can be price-checked
and local pricing trends monitored to help retailers stay
on top of what’s happening in their area.
The program includes shelf labels, new-item tags, comparative
value labels, and special and organic labels. We also offer
file maintenance for all Direct Store Delivery (DSD) items,
and in the future we’ll be providing DSD tags as well.
Base Zone Pricing
Base Zones are maintained free of charge to all retailers.
Base Zone retails utilize an automated margin control system.
The goal is to provide retailers with pricing that reflects
no unusual market conditions and takes into account their
market area and sensitive item pricing while seeking to achieve
a predetermined gross profit margin.
Custom Zone Pricing
Recognizing the need for some retailers to establish pricing
for their store that reflects their particular market conditions,
Custom Zone Pricing offers the ultimate in individual control.
With this program, a retailer selects as many items as necessary
to deliver the overall price image that fits a store's specific
competitive retail strategy. Options include fixed-margin
retails, which automatically maintain a specific gross profit
margin between cost and retail price, or fixed-price retails,
which maintains a specific retail price regardless of cost
increases or decreases.
Advertised Specials
The pricing system accommodates retailers who participate
in the various merchandising/advertising programs. Sale items
are delivered and billed at the sale cost and sale retail.
This results in a more accurate gross margin on the invoice.
Shelf Labels
Two formats of shelf labels are offered:
Standard Shelf Labels display the pack,
size, item description, AG New England item code, UPC number,
product ranking, and a scannable bar code.
Unit Pricing Labels come in the form
of Regular, Limited Time Offer, Shurfine, New Item, Organic,
and Special labels. They display all the information provided
on a Standard Shelf Label plus the suggested retail price
and a price-per-measure (e.g., per quart, per pound).
With Unit Pricing Labels, it isn't necessary to price
mark each item (except when required by law), thereby
providing a tremendous labor savings to the retailer.
The price-per-measure feature is an exceptional tool that
allows consumers to make an educated buying decision by
comparing "per measure" prices to determine
which item offers them the best value.
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