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D2C Pricing Strategy: From Unit Economics to Profit

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Starts pricing where it should start - unit economics, not competitor-watching - and walks through how price sets your break-even ROAS. The single best first read before you touch a discount code.

  • Price is set by viable unit economics first, market signalling second.
  • Your price determines gross margin, which determines break-even ROAS, which determines how hard you can push paid media.
  • Always-on discounting means your listed price was never your real price.
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It answers 4 questions

  1. How do I price a new D2C product when I have no direct competitor to benchmark against?
  2. Should I price the same on my own website and on Amazon, Flipkart and Zepto?
  3. How much can I discount before I train my customers to wait for the next sale?
  4. What pricing psychology actually works for D2C - charm pricing, bundling, anchoring?

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