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Commerce marketingReviewed September 7, 2026

What is MSRP?

MSRP is the retail price a manufacturer suggests for a product, not a price the retailer necessarily charges.

Who this applies to#

  • Use MSRP as a manufacturer reference price when the suggestion is genuine and current

What MSRP requires#

  • Do not present a reference price as a saving unless it reflects a truthful comparison
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A store may represent a reference price separately from the current selling price through compare-at price

What this does not require#

  • A suggested retail price does not by itself require every independent retailer to charge it

Common mistakes#

  1. Treating MSRP as the current market price
  2. Using an inflated reference price to manufacture a discount

MSRP checklist#

  • Confirm the manufacturer source
  • Confirm the current selling price
  • Keep suggestion and restriction separate

Commonly confused with#

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