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How to Win a Price War

March 18, 2014 | Patrick Reinmoeller | Marketing

There are usually no winners in price wars. But under the right circumstances, it's possible to win a price war by leveraging a specific set of strategic capabilities. These include the ability to read how things are changing, the skills to analyze data to identify trends and opportunities and the wherewithal to implement organizational changes both internally and across the value chain. Albert Heijn, a Dutch grocer, started and won a price war through its strategic capabilities and skills.

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