Minimum Advertised Price

Do you want great prices or do you want great service? It now seems that many companies have determined these two options to be mutually exclusive. Not the case, if you choose LPS as your partner!

Also, we showcase our new vendor, Hoefer Scientific Instruments.

Finally, CEO Max reports back on his recent trip - nice!

What is MAP (Minimum Advertised Price), and how can working with Lab Procurement Services help me avoid this restriction?

● Hach, a Danaher company, has achieved a dangerously high percentage of market share in the water testing market.

● Lovibond and Taylor Technologies have been in this space for far longer, and both offer equivalent products or better technologies at much better pricing.

● Consumers need to push back against these policies to prevent a monopoly from forming.

● How did regional distributors make a comeback in the market?.

● Why do regional distributors appeal to lab buyers?

● What are the major objections to doing more business with regional distributors?

● How do regional distributors compete against the big distributors?

How big distributors rig the game so they always win.

This post for consumers is on the evolving lab supply manufacturer-distributor relationship.

It also provides information on how manufacturers can sell their products more effectively through the small and regional distributor channel.

This article discusses the changes that have occurred in the Laboratory marketplace relative to how the prices of products are determined