Three moves · September 2, 2026

Family‑run bakery selling sourdough

Someone described their business in a sentence. This is what came back — specific moves, priced per month, with the sums written out and the published study each one rests on.

What we took you to be

Family‑run bakery selling sourdough loaves, coffee and pastries — for Local Bristol shoppers and coffee drinkers.

Your numbers as we read them: £14k per week turnover from ~900 loaves at £4.20 and other items. Monthly revenue ≈£56k. Waste 8% of baked goods ≈£4.48k per month. Revenue per loaf £4.20. Assumed 3600 loaves per month.

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01PricingDo it · a day

Raise loaf price to £4.29


≈£324/mo3600 loaves × £0.09 increase

Why now: Customers already pay £4.20; a 9‑ending price can boost perceived value without losing volume

Change the shelf price from £4.20 to £4.29 for all loaves. No other changes. Monitor weekly sales for any drop. If volume falls more than 3%, roll back.

Do this first

Update price tags and point‑of‑sale system to £4.29

The study behind it

In catalogue field experiments, moving a dress from $34 to $39 increased sales, while $44 did not — the 9-ending raised demand even at the higher price.

Anderson & Simester (2003), Quantitative Marketing and Economics
02Cutting costWorth the week · a day

Sell near‑expiry loaves at £3.00


≈£432/mo144 waste loaves × (£2.50 cost − £3.00 sale) saved + 144 × £2.50 waste avoided

Why now: Waste is 8% of output, costing ~£4.48k/month. Selling 50% of those loaves recovers cost and reduces waste

Identify loaves that are 2 days old, offer them at £3.00 to any customer. Track how many are sold and how many are discarded. Adjust the discount if sales are low.

Do this first

Set up a small sign at the back of the shop and train staff to offer the discount

03What you sellTest it small · a day

Launch 30‑loaf monthly subscription at £120


≈£600/mo5 subscribers × £120

Why now: Customers who buy regularly can be locked into a predictable revenue stream and reduced waste

Offer a subscription where a customer pays £120 per month for 30 loaves (≈1 loaf per day). Promote it in both shops and online. Start with a pilot of 5 customers.

Do this first

Create a simple sign‑up sheet and add the option to the website

The rest of it

There were 7 more. And the letter that collects on them.

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The rest of it

There were 7 more. And the letter that collects on them.

The full audit is ten moves, not 3, ordered into a 90-day sequence so you know what to do first — plus the two things that turn a decision into money actually collected.

$19a monthfirst 7 days free · audit today

  • The full audit today: all ten moves, priced per month, arithmetic shown
  • A 90-day sequence — which to do first, and why that order
  • The price-increase letter, written in your voice, ready to send
  • Three new moves every Monday, never repeating one you have had
Read a real one first — freeCard required, $0 today. Audit builds on the next screen. $19/mo after 7 days unless you cancel.

$49once

Just the audit, no subscription

The same ten moves, 90-day order, price letter and objection replies. Nothing after it.

$299once

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Generated by NoizeOff from a short description the operator supplied. The estimates are arithmetic on stated assumptions, not a forecast, and not financial advice — check the sums against your own figures before acting.

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