NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Analysis of holiday sales data of seven major fashion retailers found that both the number of discounted products and the depth of price promotions in the holiday season of 2014 diminished compared to the same period in 2013, hinting at what to expect this 2015 holiday season.
Retail intelligence leader Upstream Commerce studied the enormous amount of 300,000 products offered by Amazon, Bloomingdales, Macys, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Shopbop, and Zappos.
The following trends were seen:
-- All retailers except Neiman Marcus offered fewer discounted products AND lower discount rates in the 2014 holidays, with Amazon, Zappos and Shopbop showing a dramatic decrease.
-- Amazon discounted 29% fewer products in 2014 and its average discount was 40% lower.
-- Zappos offered hardly any discounts.
"In our discussions with fashion retailers, we hear about their constant search for ways to ’control‘ promotions and protect margins of the higher-end retail stores while diverting part of these price reductions to their discount stores (such as Last Call and Off 5th); and the holiday season might be affected by this trend," says Upstream Commerce CEO and co-founder, Amos Peleg.
"If that’s the actual reason for the discounts, we should see further decline this year in the promotion rates as well as the number of discounted products," Peleg concludes.
The full report can be seen at Holiday Promotions Strategies Report: 300,000 Products Hint At Promotion Strategies for the 2015 Holiday Season
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