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Sony and Samsung set price floors on TVs
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article published on 24 May, 2012
Sony and Samsung have both started blocking retailers from offering discounts on their HDTVs.
The move is said to protect the "manufacturers' margins and the retailers' profits by preventing "showrooming," where customers check out models in person before buying them for less online."
The so-called "showrooming" has become common place nowadays, as most retailers cannot match the price ... [ read the full article ]
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Schmick
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24. May 2012 @ 00:23 |
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^ PEBKAC ^
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Morreale
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24. May 2012 @ 00:29 |
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So does that mean the extinction of sales? :/
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wiseguy0
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24. May 2012 @ 00:49 |
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Economy is struggling, we've had record losses, everybody seems to be more concerned about value. . . I know let's raise our price by $1000 for no good reason without adding any more value to the product!
Brilliant, Sony. See ya in chapter 11.
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24. May 2012 @ 02:15 |
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retailers cannot match the price of their online counterparts, many of whom do not have the overhead costs of actual brick-and-mortar stores.
I for one welcome our new online overlords. You can only slow progress not prevent it.
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plazma247
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24. May 2012 @ 04:56 |
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Umm something is very fishy about this... i smell kippers i say.
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24. May 2012 @ 05:17 |
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Originally posted by Schmick:
Illegal under Australian Trade Practices Act. http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/322982
nice link but they would get out on a loophole
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Suppliers may withhold supplies of goods to a company that engages in ?loss leader selling?. That is, purchasing goods with the intention of selling the goods below their cost so that:
the company can promote their business
attract customers who are likely to purchase other goods or services.
should be up to the retailer to set the price not the big companies.when i got a new tv i checked the tv on sonys own website and it was $1300 and i got it in a shop for $800.
custom built gaming pc from early 2010,ps2 with 15 games all original,ps3 500gbs with 5 games all original,yamaha amp and 5.1channel surround sound speakers,46inch sony lcd smart tv.
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Bozobub
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24. May 2012 @ 11:08 |
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Originally posted by xboxdvl2:
Originally posted by Schmick:
Illegal under Australian Trade Practices Act. http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/322982
nice link but they would get out on a loophole
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Incorrect. "Loss leader selling", point of fact, is selling the product for less than the retailer paid; you'd better believe, most retailers are still making a profit from a reduced-price item. You think NewEgg doesn't make a profit from their sales..? lol
They're simply going to drive their remaining customers to their biggest enemies. I hope they do; such decisions should be *cough* "rewarded".
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24. May 2012 @ 14:34 |
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Is simple that wont change... Buy a TV get free extended warranty, Blue-Ray players 3D + 5 BD Disk, 6 pair of 3D Glasses, free delivery, Free installation, free mount, free cleaner, free PS3, Free wii, free Xbox 360... you know where I'm getting at. Online is the only way... Brick and mortar need to do the same Walmart and Best buy do, do both.
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plazma247
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24. May 2012 @ 14:44 |
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At the end of the day the only way brick and motor shops will be able to continue is to make less profit to compensate for the fact they are paying for physical space, even if they then get the sale online instead.
I suppose the natural progression to this is more manufactures like sony who has many sony centres set up their own shops and all the middle men box shifters disappear. Yes the prices are always going to be better from an online retailer, but people dont want to lose the look at it in person bit.
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24. May 2012 @ 16:07 |
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Yeah, I'm afraid brick and mortar might just be in trouble if they don't do something.
I'm thinking something like partnering with an on-line retailer or even Amazon.
You go into a Best Buy and look at what you want and ask the salesperson about it, then, when it's time to order the Sales Rep pulls out his tablet and shows customer, Look, I have it available at our partner "Amazon" for this price.
Amazon kicks back to the retail outlet for referring the customer.
At the other end, Amazon posts links to local stores which might be displaying the item.
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xaznboitx
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24. May 2012 @ 17:36 |
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are they still giving out free 3d player if i bought 3d hdtv or blu ray player?
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riggarob
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26. May 2012 @ 01:08 |
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The game is afoot !
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Bozobub
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26. May 2012 @ 01:49 |
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Paradigms change. I won't shed a tear.
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Interestx
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26. May 2012 @ 07:46 |
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They can try.
Yeah right, cos it's not like they, until now, have not been trying to maximise profits & margins, huh?
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SoulGLOW
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29. May 2012 @ 08:06 |
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didnt sony lose over 3 billion last year?
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Interestx
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29. May 2012 @ 13:41 |
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Yes Sony has had a run of several very bad loss-making years.
So you can just imagine how ludicrous it is to talk as if they have only now become interested in maximising margins & profits.
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pmshah
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30. May 2012 @ 00:01 |
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Let me get this right !
Are they trying to prevent the RETAILERS from trying to come close ( if not match ) online prices ? How stupid can one be?
They had something similar going in the 70s with music system components and a workaround too. A Pioneer turntable i wanted was priced at $ 250/= and could not be discounted. So what I got was a top of the line cartridge , Shure V15-Type 3, valued at over $120/= for FREE.
BTW IMHO apart from a whole lot of missing features, Sony does not even give you the bragging rights any more, compared to Samsung. It might have gone bankrupt a long time ago but for the special permit granted by the government to general public to receive color TVs as gifts from abroad. This was prior to the Asian games held in New Delhi, around 1982. Millions of Sony TVs landed here via Dubai and saved Sony's a**.
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hvymtlrlz
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30. May 2012 @ 12:07 |
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Originally posted by Bozobub:
Originally posted by xboxdvl2:
Originally posted by Schmick:
Illegal under Australian Trade Practices Act. http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/322982
nice link but they would get out on a loophole
{snip}
Incorrect. "Loss leader selling", point of fact, is selling the product for less than the retailer paid; you'd better believe, most retailers are still making a profit from a reduced-price item. You think NewEgg doesn't make a profit from their sales..? lol
They're simply going to drive their remaining customers to their biggest enemies. I hope they do; such decisions should be *cough* "rewarded".
Actually most retailers make very little to sometimes negative profit on t.v.s They get you on upselling the warranties, accessories, and entertainment units.
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Interestx
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30. May 2012 @ 12:38 |
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Originally posted by pmshah:
Sony does not even give you the bragging rights any more, compared to Samsung. It might have gone bankrupt a long time ago but for the special permit granted by the government to general public to receive color TVs as gifts from abroad. This was prior to the Asian games held in New Delhi, around 1982. Millions of Sony TVs landed here via Dubai and saved Sony's a**.
The shock is Sony may well be getting out of TV altogether.
They have sold their stake in the joint venture manufacturing plant with Samsung & they have gotten out of OLED.
It's probably years since they sold TVs at a profit so I doubt they would miss them......although what that sort of move would say to the general public about what is going at Sony is another matter.
I suspect a rebadge deal of someone else's TV might be an interim step before leaving TVs finally.
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m75206
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22. June 2012 @ 23:45 |
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Let them Raise there Prices and They will Lose there Customers.. if Customer still Pay High Prices then there the Stupid Ones.
Sony is Not the Best Any More! there over priced on everything they sale there laptops suck
there service sucks.
Samsung and Sharp Are The leaders of the Tvs
And for the Best Price and Quality IS LG.
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