Monday, 28 March 2011

Pricing Policy of Boots


In this section, we have prepared for the pricing policy for our franchised store. A retailer’s price policy must fit its target market and positioning, product and service assortment, and competition. We are focusing beauty and health products of Boots. Because Boots has good reputation and its products are very modern, efficient, and competitive, we are seeking relatively higher markups on relatively lower volume. We will charge higher prices also due to we are the first retail store of Boots in Bangladesh. And our prices are mainly based on original retailing prices in UK. Our high-quality-product and unique services will give us our winning difference.



A SAMPLE PRODUCTS AND PRICES LISTING OF SOME FAMOUS BOOTS’ ITEMS

Beauty

Skin Care:
Wash
Tk 749
Tk 349
Tk 1159
Tk 929
Lotion
Tk 339
Tk 1159

Tk 929
Tk 149
Tk 269




Tk 1389
Tk 369
Tk 499




Tk 929
Tk 369
Tk 289




Cosmetics:

Face Powder
Tk 1155
Tk 409
Foundation
Tk 1155
Tk 809


Tk 689
Tk 229
Tk 459


Lipsticks
Tk 989
Tk 919
Lip Gross
Tk 799
Tk 809


Eye Make-up Remover
Tk 349
Tk 699
Eye & Brow Liners
Tk 750
Tk 519
Mascaras
Tk 1099
Tk 469


Promotion policy of Boots


The promotional activities the Boots can use in Bangladesh by understanding the customers are:
*      They can advertise in the TV channels by using the Bangladeshi well known models.
*      They can give advertisement of their store in the front page or at the back page of the well-known newspapers.
*      They can also give their advertisements in the new magazines and well-known magazines.
*      They can give leaflets with the newspapers and magazines.
*      They can give their advertisements in the websites because the website users are increasing day by day.
*      They can give discounts in the very first day of their launching the store.
*      They can give gifts to the customers and children.
*      They can use billboard advertising to make aware of them to the customers.
*      They can make a press conference before launching their store.
*      They can arrange a program in the launching day of their store.

Product Policy of Boots


While entering in Bangladesh Boots must give an eye on the culture, religion, norms, values etc. of Bangladeshi peoples. For example- Most of the peoples of Bangladesh is Muslim and that’s why the ladies use the products in which there is no pig related ingredient. Again some Bangladeshi people wear clothes by keeping the culture in mind. Still there is different scenario. The youngsters try to wear clothes by following the actors and they also like to wear new-fashioned clothes. Again in cosmetics they like to use attractive colors and good quality cosmetics. So they must produce and manufacture the products by keeping these in minds. The peoples who will franchise the Boots products must also try to do that by being awareness about these. They must understand the needs and wants of the Bangladeshi consumers and may try to provide the services and the products according to their needs and wants. Although they have to start from the very beginning and small store, as the time will pass they can better understand the Bangladeshi consumers and can do better in the future. For that the franchisee of Boots may need to check all the products before bringing them in the Bangladeshi market and they should also check the ingredients that are used to make these products especially the cosmetics, perfumes etc.