The amount that drivers are paid is determined largely by the distance from a store to the shopper’s home or location. For example, for all deliveries within 5 miles of the pick-up point, the retailer agrees to pay a certain amount. It works similarly for distances of 10 or 15 miles from the store as […]
Uber drivers and Airbnb hosts will no longer be able to dodge taxes on their earnings under a controversial new rule set to see a huge jump in prices for consumers. The federal government will enforce a compulsory reporting system to ensure the 11 million Australians signed up with sharing-economy platforms have no choice but […]
This latest tool from Uber Freight is another move by the company to promote transparency in the logistics industry. The company last month launched Lane Explorer, allowing shippers to view dates and prices two weeks out in a Google Flights-like interface. Uber Freight claimed the feature sets a “new standard for price transparency.” Competitor Convoy […]
Back in the summer UberEats ditched its flat-rate delivery fee of $4.99 in favour of a variable fee based on distance, and now it looks like prices are creeping up. For the past couple of months, you may have noticed restaurants on UberEats within your delivery radius have different delivery rates based on how far […]
But what it did confirm is that the discounts for promoted placement test is live in India. “We’re always experimenting with ways to make it easier to find your favorite foods on Uber Eats,, according to a statement provided by an Uber spokesperson. The feature allows restaurants to create a bundled meal at a certain price […]
Both Uber Freight and Convoy released new data-driven products last week meant to help shippers understand trends in freight markets. The competition between the two large digital brokerages appears to be heating up and is driving a new wave of technological innovation, creating more transparency and smoothing out information asymmetries. … In our view, Uber […]
Digital freight brokers Convoy and Uber Freight have separately launched new tools intended to make pricing options for hauling loads more transparent for shippers. Convoy Shipper Platform 2.0 includes Market Outlook, which shows shippers current and future trends by region. Also, it adds a feature called Lane Network, which gives shippers real-time data about changes […]
A ‘cash cow’ Demand for services wasn’t the industry’s only growth driver. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created a new fee schedule that was much more generous to independent operators and paid more for rural trips. Almost immediately, new companies entered the market. Private equity firms, not hospitals, now own the three largest air […]
The cost of sending parcels is set to become more transparent with measures to track delivery prices across Scotland. Plans to allow people to see whether they are paying over the odds for sending parcels in rural and remote areas have been unveiled by the Scottish Government. Launching on Scotland’s first ever Fair Delivery Day […]
Solicitors in England and Wales will be forced to publish their fees for conveyancing on their websites from next month, in a move to help home movers shop around and cut costs. It typically costs about £1,000 in legal fees to sell the average home, and around £1,200 when buying, with stamp duty on top, […]
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Pricer’s Points: Why Does Bottled Water Cost Significantly More than Tap Water? | Elena Galli
More or less one month ago I was at the airport, heading back to Barcelona after having spent some days in my hometown, Ferrara, a little city in Northern Italy. I was very thirsty so I headed to the first bar I saw and ended up spending an excruciatingly expensive price for my half a […]
This Week in Pricing > 2/16/19
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Remember MoviePass? It was just delisted | The Chestnut Post
The movie subscription service on Thursday announced a new, complicated pricing structure that is dependent on geography and the kind of movies customers want to watch. Starting in January, MoviePass will offer three plans that members can choose from. The first, called “Select,” starts at $10 a month and will allow subscribers to see three […]
Woman: Retailer Should Honor Penny Label on Display | NBC 6 South Florida
It was a deal so good, Robin Puppo could not believe her eyes. “I’m like, oh my God, what is this?” she said. “It’s marked as a penny.” The vacuum Robin wanted was on display at the Walmart near Sawgrass Mills Mall. She says the label under it read one cent. “It’s a $279 machine,” […]
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