CAIRO, June 18 (Xinhua) — Peer-to-peer ride hailing company Uber increased Monday its fare prices in Egypt to compensate for the recent hike in local fuel prices. “With events like the most recent fuel price increase a slight adjustment to our prices was made to ensure that your drivers continue to make a sustainable living […]
Good things come to those who wait for their Uber. The ride-hailing company has started testing a feature that gives riders the option to trade a shorter wait for a cheaper fare. “Prices are lower at 17:00,” Uber recently advised an Uber employee who requested a ride in Berkeley, California, and tweeted a screenshot of […]
City commuters are unlikely to get any immediate respite from surge-pricing of app-based taxis, black and yellow taxis and other taxi aggregators, as the recommendations made by the Khatua panel on controlling the surge in taxi fares will be given for fresh feedback. … The transport commissioner office has been asked to submit a report […]
Steve Paselk’s recent letter (“Letters: Regulate Uber Drivers — For Their Own Good”) about Uber drivers purportedly earning a mere $9.21 per hour is unintentionally ironic, given the Honolulu City Council’s decision Wednesday to cap surge pricing (“City Council Votes To Cap Uber And Lyft Prices”) for all local ride-hail drivers. The study Paselk quoted contains myriad errors in its […]
The new rules for taxis and ride-sharing companies would eventually be rolled into the comprehensive bylaw, the report says. The numbers of taxi licences in Saskatoon would remain the same under the new rules at 160, but the 24 existing seasonal licences would be replaced by flex licences, allowing taxi companies to put more vehicles […]
Pricing to the Average Is Always Wrong One-size-fits-all pricing actually fits no one. Yet it is not unusual for sales executives to admit that their ability to tailor prices at the customer and transaction level is rudimentary, or that they are not even aware of how much margin they make on deals. By contrast, more-advanced […]
Kumaraswamy, while in the Opposition, had extended support to Uber and Ola drivers protesting against declining earnings and incentives. Last year, the Janata Dal (Secular) leader helped launch a mobile app-based ride-hailing platform called Namma TYGR with driver-friendly terms but it failed to make a dent in the market. “Both Ola and Uber lured drivers […]
HONOLULU — The Latest on a Honolulu bill that would limit prices ride-hailing services can impose on riders (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Uber derided the measure passed by Honolulu leaders capping what ride-hailing services can charge during peak demand. Uber released a statement Wednesday calling the limit “a solution in search of a problem.” […]
Honolulu leaders approved a measure Wednesday to limit prices that ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft can charge during peak demand, a cap that the companies say would be the first restriction of its kind in the United States. The measure would prevent “surge pricing” if increased rates are higher than the maximum fare set […]
As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it is to mandate firms to publish their service standards and prices online. The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says this is to help consumers make informed choices when they need a lawyer, and to encourage […]
This Week in Pricing > 6/23/18
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Mayor vetoes bill that sought to limit ‘surge pricing’ for ride | Hawaii News Now
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have made Honolulu the first city in the nation to cap how much private transportation companies — like Uber and Lyft — can charge during peak hours. Caldwell says the bill, which was passed the city council earlier this month, fell short […]
The Professional Pricing Society team and I are very proud to announce that we will be returning to Amsterdam for our next great event – The 14th Annual PPS European & Global Pricing Conference & Workshops held 28-30 November. Conference keynotes, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities highlight the conference day on 30 November; While 28-29 November […]
Conference: Fall Workshops & Conference | Professional Pricing Society
In the video below our President, Kevin Mitchell, gives insight on the conferences we offer. Please make plans to join us and well over 450 of your peers for the best event anywhere. We will be in Dallas, TX, October 23-26, 2018. Don’t miss out on the Early Bird Discount (When 2 people from the same firm register at […]
Corporate Pricing Manager | Atkore International
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level Industry: Building Materials, Construction Employment Type: Full-time Job Functions: Management Analyst, Strategy/Planning Job description Atkore International is an industry leader in the manufacture of Electrical Raceway and Mechanical Products and Solutions, serving a wide range of construction, electrical, fire and security and mechanical applications. The Mechanical Pipe & Tube Strategic Business Unit (SBU), a […]
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level Industry: Information Technology and Services, Computer Software, Telecommunications Employment Type: Full-time Job Functions: Management, Manufacturing Job Summary Enhances revenue optimization and profit maximization models for pricing and discounting. Analyzes and interprets impact of potential pricing moves on gross margin and regional, national, and channel pricing levels. Identifies and communicates trends in pricing, and […]
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