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How do you project a realistic sell-through unit rate for a product at wholesale clubs, hypermarkets, drug store chains, and supermarkets?

I am developing a business plan for a national launch of a specialized supplement. The S.R.P. is $24.95. It will be supported by national advertising. Every 2nd adult is a prospect. It already sells online. The re-order rate is ~38%.

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Have you had any meetings with buyers for retail distribution? Projection is difficult because the success of the product honestly depends on your external ability to market and more importantly, how accessible the retailer allows your product to be at the store level.


Answered 11 years ago

I'd start by finding a similar product and seeing what you can dig up on how well it performs in each respective location (wholesale club vs hypermarkets vs drug store chains, etc).
You can likely do this easier if you know of a publicly traded company that has a similar product.

Also, this might sound strange but going to a grocery store in the morning you will find tons of brand reps and such. They always have their handheld devices, running calculations and such. I'm willing to bet if you went a few times and struck up a genuine conversation, they could give you some really useful knowledge.

Lastly, just a thought but with such a high re-order rate, you should look up the strategy Jay Abraham used when he took over a company similar to icy hot (can't seem to remember the exact product). Anyways, they figured the average lifetime value of each client and basically gave away as many of the products as they could at just really low rates to get prime placement in stores and such. They'd include some sort of reorder coupon in the packaging and really made the business on the back end.

Best of luck and let me know if I can help any further!


Answered 10 years ago

This gives nowhere near enough information to give a solid answer. If you're concerned about secrecy, just set up a call instead... because giving an answer based on this will just hurt you.


Answered 11 years ago

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