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When You Should Dodge DiscountsWould your store be better off sans sales?
ByGwen Moran•
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From Apple to Nordstrom to Saturn, some very successful retailers have adopted an "it is what it is" approach to pricing, where price reductions are few and far between. That approach is also working for Lisa Hunter, co-founder ofVian Hunter, an upscale clothing boutique in Palo Alto, California.
"We experimented with [having sales], and no one cared," says Hunter, 42. "We don't want our customers to not buy because the item will be marked down in a few months."
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