# How to Build a Brand That Doesn’t Need Discounts #609

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Podcast: [Add To Cart: Australia’s eCommerce Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/add-to-cart-australia-s-ecommerce-show-980880)
Published: 2026-03-26T19:00:00+00:00
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Danielle Pearce, founder of Merry People, has avoided discounting for over a decade. In more than 12 years of building her premium gumboot brand, she hasn’t run a single sale. Not once. By making pricing part of the brand, she removed hesitation. By attracting the right customers, she built loyalty instead of chasing volume. And by backing it all with a product that holds its own, she made full price feel justified, not risky. In today's Playbook: How Merry People built a premium brand by nev...

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