How common is new product failure and when does it vary?
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2021
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Victory, K.
Nenycz-Thiel, M.
Dawes, J.
Tanusondjaja, A.
Corsi, A.M.
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Marketing Letters, 2021; 32(1):17-32
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This study aims to explore how common new product failure is in consumer packaged goods (CPG) categories and investigate the conditions in which the new product failure rate varies. This study analyzes 83,719 new stock-keeping units (SKUs), which were introduced over 8 years (2002–2009) across 31 CPG categories in the USA. Failure is the permanent cessation of sales, which is measured in consumer panel data. We find that one in four (25%) new SKUs are no longer bought 1 year later—a rate that increases to approximately 40% 2 years post-launch. New SKU failure was more likely for new launches that were introduced into higher revenue categories and by smaller share parent brands. Our findings can be used as a resource to aid marketing practitioners’ understanding regarding how common failure is for new CPGs and when there is greater associated risk.
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Copyright 2021 The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC part of Springer Nature
Access Condition Notes: Accepted manuscript will be available after 1 January 2022