Oracle OpenWorld may still be a couple of weeks away, but Larry Ellison gave a glimpse of what to expect in San Francisco with the announcement of new licensing and pricing structures – promising to beat Amazon by at least 50% on cost. Ellison, Oracle’s CTO, took to the stage to not only discuss the […]
Pricing mechanism flaw First, the pricing mechanism. While the daily frequency of price change is fine, the methodology of the pricing mechanism is not. In India, the prices of petrol and diesel are not determined by the actual costs incurred by refiners on crude oil sourcing, refining and marketing and allowing for profits. Rather, a […]
Keypoint Intelligence – InfoTrends is pleased to announce a new study entitled Pricing for Digital: Exploring New Models for Transactional Communications Delivery. Research begins October 2017 and final deliverables are scheduled to publish in December 2017. As delivery of transactional communications continues to shift from physical to digital environments, the pricing discussion is becoming more […]
Over the last two year, globally we have seen a drop in revenues from trade finance from USD 41 billion to USD 36 billion. Banks not only need to look at ways of driving deeper wallet share of the large corporate client’s business but also look to grow its business from MSMEs and SMEs. With […]
The future of grocery belongs to the fast. That’s arguably the biggest takeaway from Xcelerate Retail 2017, a technology conference held by Symphony Retail Solutions, a division of Symphony Technology Group, which took place Sept. 12-14 in Las Vegas. And while other essentials critical for success also were shared – from increased focus on customer-centricity […]
The Commonwealth Bank’s latest Retail Insights research suggests almost 70% of people likely to purchase from the online platform. But most retailers (78%) don’t have a strategy to combat the global retail giant. “It seems Australian shoppers are ready for Amazon but many of our retailers are still at the drawing board,” Commonwealth Bank National […]
Higher bills from Xcel Energy, which has a monopoly on Texas Panhandle homes and powers most area businesses, are a result of costly technological upgrades, spokesman Wes Reeves said. The average residential bill has increased 19.8 percent per kilowatt-hour since 2006. Fluctuations in fuel pricing, particularly natural gas, typically impact deregulated energy providers more heavily […]
Some U.K. Uber users complained on social media about price surges during the attack at Parsons Green station in London on Friday. However, the company quickly turned off the increase in prices and promised users in the affected area a refund. … Its worth noting that one of the tweets was from a person going […]
The petroleum ministry’s push for including crude oil, natural gas, petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel in the goods and services tax (GST) may bring benefits to the industry as well as customers at a time of rising retail prices. However, much of the benefits will depend on the GST rates applicable on fuel. The […]
The recently held mega launch event at the Steve Jobs theater has failed to provide an immediate boost to Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock. In fact, shares of the Cupertino based tech giant have been trending lower since the event. This is in spite of the fact that the launch event received favorable commentary from Wall Street. […]
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This Week in Pricing > 9/23/17
This Week in Pricing is a recap of the week’s best pricing focused news, strategy expert and technology leader’s thought leadership, industry news and events, and resources for pricing professionals. This Edition is brought to you by: Professional Pricing Society Currently, PPS produces three major annual pricing conferences in Europe and North America. Each […]
The Psychology Behind the New iPhone’s Four-Digit Price | Harvard Business Review
Apple made headlines by announcing that the price for its new iPhone X (a fancy term for 10) will range from $999 to $1,149. These prices are commanding attention because they are significantly higher than the base prices of the two other iPhone models that were also announced, the 8 ($699) and the 8 Plus ($799). […]
Rising tuition fees could price out college students | tes
The report points out that delivery costs for HE in FE are often less than in university settings. But colleges which took part in the inquiry said they were looking at increasing their tuition fees. Truro and Penwith College told the commission it was “moving to a full fee rate from 2017-18”, while NCG – the […]
Irma price gouging highlights sad truth: Consumer fleecing is the new normal | WTOP
(THE CONVERSATION) Since Hurricane Irma put Florida in its sights, there have been thousands of reports of price gouging on everything from water to gasoline. The most notable complaint was not, however, the one alleging a US$72 charge for a six-pack of water. Rather, it was the $3,200 reportedly asked by Delta for a ticket […]
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