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According to Investopedia, inflation is a measure of the rate of rising prices of goods and services in an economy. Inflation can occur when prices rise due to increases in production costs, such as raw materials and wages. An explosion in demand for products and services can cause inflation as consumers are willing to pay more for the product. Therefore, this can also affect the demand of price negatively. Imagine buying a product for the sum of N50 two days ago only for it to be sold for the sum of N100 today. How do you go about this? This article will highlight four inflation strategies, businesses should adopt if they want to thrive.
- Formulate Inflation Viewpoint.
- What are your optimistic and pessimistic perspectives concerning the increase in prices of goods and services?
- What are the most crucial elements propelling the increase in consumer and wholesale prices?
- How long will the prices either increase or decrease in the next five years?
- How will Federal Economic Team respond to this scenario of inflation?
- How much are suppliers likely to increase the price of inputs to your business?
- How much salary is likely to increase across the industry to retain talent?
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- Evaluate Consumer Sentiments To Price Increases.
- How crucial is the lowest price to the customer’s decision to purchase from your company or a competitor?
- How does the company’s current price compare to that of your competitors?
- At what percentage are competitors increasing their prices?
- Are customers shifting their business to the lowest priced suppliers?
- Forecast Percentage Of Increase In Key Costs.
- What are your company’s largest input costs?
- At what percentage are key suppliers likely to increase the prices they charge you?
- Are there lower-cost suppliers for those inputs who are likely to remain lower-cost?
- How tough would it be for you to switch to those suppliers?
- Study Competitors’ Inflation Strategies.
- What is the percentage increase of competitors increase in price?
- Are their customers switching suppliers in response to the price increases?
- What is my competitors’ percentage increase in their salary to retain talents?
- Are competitors switching suppliers to lower their input costs?
- What might cause them to overturn these strategies?
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