While shippers face the difficult market conditions of tight capacity and increased consumer demands, they are also being challenged to find transportation cost savings and improve customer satisfaction. As shippers compete for capacity, many are asking what they could be doing to secure the best truckload performance and rates. Why do some shippers receive better […]
When we launched Uber Freight last year, our goal was to revitalize an industry and help freight move seamlessly and effortlessly around the country. Our first step towards achieving this was empowering carriers and their drivers, the heart of the trucking industry, with technology to help them succeed. With the Uber Freight app, we introduced […]
Be it fancy, hearty meals delivered at door-step or being the savior of late-night food cravings – Swiggy has got our back ! However, it won’t stop there, as Swiggy holds fast to its position – $210 Million Entrant in the Unicorn Club! Reportedly, Swiggy has switched on a subscription-driven playbook to scale the food technology market. The […]
The European Shippers Council (ESC) has accused container lines of price-signalling, following a wave of emergency bunker surcharges (EBSs). A letter to the European Commission claims the introduction of an EBS by “most of the largest” container lines at the start of June was “unjustified”. “Oil prices had indeed been rising during the last month, but the latest […]
“The great low price you see on produce, on consumables, on soup and crackers, it’s always the same low price online as they are in stores,” said Walmart spokeswoman Molly Blakeman. “That’s a big deal.” Similarly, Walmart’s delivery fee of $9.95 per order doesn’t change if you hit a certain order threshold, she added, and […]
Customers report they would order from their favorite restaurants one extra time per month if delivery was offered, and more than 70 percent of QSR and fast-casual customers said they would choose a restaurant more often if delivery were offered. The importance of delivery doesn’t apply only to millennials. Of customers 35-44, around 78 percent […]
In a statement sent to Post&Parcel today (21 May), CollectPlus said that the cost of sending a 3-5-day Economy service parcel weighing under 2kg has been cut to £3.99 from £4.99, and the cost of sending a similarly weighted 2-day Standard parcel has been reduced in price to £4.69 from £5.69. Commenting on the introduction […]
Companies paid about 6% more for trucking in April than a year ago, the fastest growth in almost seven years, according to the Labor Department. Thomas Bene, chief executive of the food services company Sysco (SYY), told analysts last week that freight costs are “somewhat challenging” and “everyone is seeing that.” Tyson Foods (TSN) CEO […]
More than infrastructure superiority and spare capacity, a strategic pricing policy appears to be the “X factor” that has enabled the Krishnapatnam Port to grab a larger share of transhipment freight moving to and from South India. Located 112 miles north of Chennai, Krishnapatnam Port is an alternative, privately operated minor harbor. A study by […]
Charleston is suddenly being served by a variety of ordering and restaurant delivery companies. Quickfoxes is the original local business that continues to service a large selection of restaurants. UberEats has muscled in with delivery from national chains like McDonald’s and Papa John’s in addition to a large selection of local places. EatStreet is also […]
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This Week in Pricing > 10/13/18
This Week in Pricing is a collection of pricing focused news, thought leadership , events, jobs and professional education resources for pricers. This Edition is brought to you by: Vistaar Vistaar is leading SaaS software provider that enables companies to optimize pricing, promotion, configuration, and rebate management. Our solutions are powered by predictive models leveraged […]
The Need for a NexGen CPQ Solution | Pricing Matters
Price optimization to unlock ROI potential The Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) software market growth is exploding. According to Gartner, CPQ market revenue was approximately $878 million in 2016, with a 20% CAGR expected through 2020. However, CPQ is not new, and many organizations that have invested in CPQ solutions are failing to meet expected ROI. So, what’s […]
Trump Signs Law To Lower Drug Prices, Ends Gag Orders Against Pharmacists | The Western Journal
President Donald Trump signed a law that ends insurance companies’ pharmacist gag clauses in an effort to lower drug prices Wednesday. “If there’s anything bipartisan it’s lowering drug prices,” Trump said while signing the Patients’ Right To Know Drug Prices Act according to CBS News. Currently, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers use the gag clauses to “forbid […]
Trump signs bills aimed at increasing drug price transparency | CNNPolitics
Washington (CNN) – President Donald Trump signed two pieces of legislation into law on Wednesday that aim to inform consumers about drug prices. Both measures, the Know the Lowest Price Act and the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act, aim to end the drug industry’s so-called gag orders of pharmacists, which prevent them from […]
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