Maggiano’s company-owned comparable restaurant sales increased 0.4% in the quarter. Company sales were $101.8 million, up 0.2% from $101.6 million in the previous year’s third quarter. “Our consumers are in a good place,” Mr. Roberts said. “Economically, with record low unemployment and income growth now expanding throughout the middle class, more people are choosing to […]
The Portland Timbers are the latest club in Major League Soccer to embrace lower concession prices in a bid to boost the game-day experience. The club has announced plans to offer “park pricing” for some midweek games, which includes $2 hot dogs, $2 nachos and $5 Coors Light. The lower prices will be available during […]
West Coast farms produce more than 90 percent of the broccoli consumed in the United States. With production mainly in California, and concentrated in Monterey County, this creates a food security issue, especially in light of California droughts in recent years, and long supply chains to the East Coast, according to Phillip Coles, professor of […]
Get ready for more expensive salads: Prices for fresh tomatoes could almost double if the U.S. slaps tariffs on imported Mexican tomatoes, according to a new Arizona State University estimate. Consumers across the U.S. could pay 40 to 85 percent more for vine-ripe and other fresh tomatoes if punitive duties, scheduled to start taking effect […]
Prices for Woolworths’ premium private label groceries are rising faster than prices for national brands as Australia’s largest retailer attempts to protect profit margins amid rising costs. Woolworths, and to a lesser extent Coles, has been playing hardball with suppliers, resisting price rises stemming from the drought, rising energy costs and the weaker Australian dollar. […]
I had the pleasure to interview Neil Kataria. Niel is the co-founder and CEO of Basket. A graduate of University of North Carolina, Neil is highly analytical and never gives up until a problem is solved. Prior to building Basket, Neil founded newBrandAnalytics, a social analytics company, which he led through its acquisition by Sprinklr […]
Soybean growers in Argentina are playing a waiting game, wagering on better prices ahead as the U.S. and China inch toward a trade deal and as nation’s currency keeps depreciating. Farmers on the Pampas arable belt have signed delayed-price contracts for almost three quarters of the 12.2 million metric tons they’ve sold to crushers and […]
A business owner tried to put kindness and courtesy back into business interactions. This is what he did to his pricing grid to make that happen. It seems like manners have diminished over the years, especially in the context of a consumer-business relationship. Many customers are rude not only to the employees but also to the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Nine out of 10 leading retailers price their private label products lower than the average prices of their respective categories, reveals the latest study from DataWeave, a provider of Competitive Intelligence as a Service to e-commerce businesses and consumer brands, in collaboration with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a leading full-service […]
Since Uber Eats doesn’t keep a comparison of its old booking fees up on the app, customers are understandably confused about whether prices have gone up or not. And the results can vary. Some customers on Reddit complained about the markup after a small order of an $8.99 chicken kadai led to a total order […]
This Week in Pricing > 5/25/19
TWIP is a digest of pricing focused news, thought leadership, events, jobs, training and certification 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 conference also houses a technology hall where sponsors display the latest in Pricing […]
Trump administration preps executive order on price transparency as lawmakers converge | WSJ
In a political sphere where Republicans and Democrats can find little common ground, the pharma industry in general — and price transparency in particular — has presented a rare opportunity for bipartisan agreement. A slew of transparency bills are winding their way through congressional circles, with authors from both sides of the political aisles. And […]
PND is a digest of pricing focused news, thought leadership, events, jobs, training and certification resources for pricing professionals. 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 by machine learning that […]
Disney’s Hulu Strategy Is Emerging | The Motley Fool
Differentiation and synergy Disney has been saying the same thing for a while regarding the difference between Disney+ and Hulu. The former be more family friendly, while the latter will have a larger selection of content for mom and dad. There are some reasons to be a little wary of this approach — Netflix doesn’t […]
Zilliant Showcases End-to-End Pricing and Sales Growth Capabilities at MindShare 2019 | Zilliant
AUSTIN, Texas, May 20, 2019 – Zilliant, the industry leader in AI-driven pricing and sales growth solutions, hosted its annual MindShare user conference last week in Austin. The company welcomed customers from around the world to share their experiences with Zilliant’s end-to-end suite of SaaS-based Price Management & Optimization and Sales Growth solutions. Attendees participated […]
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