First, he removed the use of coupons and most of the promotions, when he incorporated the “Fair and Square” pricing plan in his strategy (Tuttle, 2013). Since consumers enjoyed the thrill of bargain hunting, the removal of coupons caused JCPenney to lose several of their customers (Tuttle, 2013). Second, he didn’t test his ideas prior to execution (Tuttle, 2013). Mr. Johnson refused to test his “Fair and
First, he removed the use of coupons and most of the promotions, when he incorporated the “Fair and Square” pricing plan in his strategy (Tuttle, 2013). Since consumers enjoyed the thrill of bargain hunting, the removal of coupons caused JCPenney to lose several of their customers (Tuttle, 2013). Second, he didn’t test his ideas prior to execution (Tuttle, 2013). Mr. Johnson refused to test his “Fair and