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Accepted 2025-03-15
Published 2025-04-28
Abstract
As a pricing method that adjusts the price in real-time according to market demand, competitive environment, and consumer behavior, dynamic pricing strategy has been widely used in the field of e-commerce. This study aims to explore the impact of dynamic pricing strategies on the operational efficiency of online retail companies and take Amazon and JD, two typical online retail companies, as examples. This study adopts a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods. This study will conduct a case study on the impact of dynamic pricing strategies on the operational efficiency of Amazon and JD. In the quantitative aspect, this study conducted descriptive statistics and regression analysis according to the results of the questionnaire survey. The results show that although dynamic pricing strategy has a positive impact on customer buyback rate and customer satisfaction, regression analysis shows that there is no significant relationship between dynamic pricing strategy and company operating efficiency. The research results provide references for online retail companies to make pricing decisions in digital competition.
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