A razor-and-blade model can be lucrative. Here are some companies that employ this pricing strategy. Companies that have a razor-and-blade model use a pricing strategy that involves selling a durable ...

Jason Moser: We're taking a listener question today from Jenny on Twitter who asks, "Can you explain what you mean by razor and blade model? That's new to me." This is a question that popped up late ...

One of the best kept secrets in the business world is the razor and blades business model. Only it's not just for consumer goods anymore and hasn't been for a long time. Everybody from Microsoft and ...

The old razor/razor blade business model has been kind to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR). The sale of millions of its Keurig coffee machines in recent years, at no profit or even at a small ...

Companies that have a razor-and-blade model use a pricing strategy that involves selling a durable product, or "razor," at a low profit margin (sometimes even giving it away) to help drive sales of ...

This business model has become quite popular in a variety of industries. Essentially, when we're talking about razor and blade models, these are companies that are selling a durable product, a piece ...