Comment Re:Many tricks to price discriminate (Score 1) 356
In retail, this 2-website approach could have a non-sinister approach.
Often, the online and brick-and-mortar operations are seperate, and ran by different divisions (sometimes the online operation is outsourced to a different company). These divisions may set prices independently.
Thus, the second website is just one that reflects in-store pricing. At a large retailer that I worked at a couple years ago, our websites had different prices and this caused much confusion.
DISCLAIMER: I've worked in retail (IT); previously for Musicland, and now for Trans World Entertainment.
Often, the online and brick-and-mortar operations are seperate, and ran by different divisions (sometimes the online operation is outsourced to a different company). These divisions may set prices independently.
Thus, the second website is just one that reflects in-store pricing. At a large retailer that I worked at a couple years ago, our websites had different prices and this caused much confusion.
DISCLAIMER: I've worked in retail (IT); previously for Musicland, and now for Trans World Entertainment.
