More than half of U.S. consumers are projected to be shopping online for groceries next year, and those who do are expected to boost their spending, according to KPMG’s 2018 Grocery Retail Consumer Perception Survey. Of more than 2,000 grocery customers polled, 48% currently do some or all of their grocery shopping online and 59% […]
The Strategic and Tactical Benefits of Cost-Plus Pricing Despite these limitations, there are sometimes strategic and tactical reasons to use cost-plus pricing. When implemented with forethought and prudence, cost-plus pricing can lead to powerful differentiation, greater customer trust, reduced risk of price wars, and steady, predictable profits for the company. No pricing method is easier to communicate […]
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 […]
The close of one year and the start of another is when we need your participation to remain updated on the most valuable asset to the Pricing Industry, our people. PPS has been surveying the Pricing Community since 1998. These survey results are widely used to benchmark salaries, salary trends as well as job satisfaction […]
About the European Pricing Summit 2018 The advent of disruptive technology, growth of e-commerce and increasing competition from global markets are just a few of the reasons why leading companies are spending time and money to develop a pricing strategy that works. Many pricing leaders are wondering what direction to take their pricing strategy in […]
We want to hear from you and how you see this impacting your daily activities. Dr.Stephan Liozu and Dr. Andreas Hinterhuber are conducting this short survey with PPS on the topic of global pricing. The results will be published in the Journal of Professional Pricing and the Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management. The survey […]
In fact, other tactics, such as clear in-store or website signage and clear marketing communications, generally cost less and do a better job of helping shoppers understand a brand’s position in the price-value equation. For example, one major discount apparel retailer, facing stiff competition from other fashion discounters, fought back by slashing prices across the […]
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC–(Marketwired – December 28, 2016) – A new survey of life science market access teams found that 87% of biotech groups are in charge of product pricing. The study found that a number of global pricing trends, such as emerging market payer systems and recent regulatory reforms affecting NICE and the EMA, […]
The logistics industry is still one of the worst performing when it comes to implementing annual price increases with their customers. This is just one of the results of the 2016 Global Pricing Study, conducted by the consulting firm Simon-Kucher & Partners, which surveyed more than 2,100 managers. Downward pricing pressure in the logistics industry […]
When: Pre-conference Full-Day Workshop > 19 September 2016 Main Conference > 20 – 21 September 2016 Where: Steigenberger Hotel Berlin About the European Pricing Summit and Benchmarking Survey The advent of disruptive technology, growth of e-commerce and increasing competition from global markets are just a few of the reasons why leading companies are spending time and money to develop […]
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US Consumer Price Index November 2018 | CNBC
U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in November, held back by a sharp decline in the price of gasoline, but underlying inflation pressures remained firm amid rising rents and healthcare costs. The Labor Department said on Wednesday that last month’s flat reading in its Consumer Price Index followed a 0.3 percent increase in October. It was […]
Pricer’s Points: Pricing Talk on LinkedIn
Keep up with the latest pricing news, events, and other resources via LinkedIn here. Find upcoming pricing training events here. The following are a few of our favorite recent pricing shares and discussions on LinkedIn.
Services lift US producer prices in November | CNBC
U.S. producer prices unexpectedly rose in November as increases in the costs for services offset a sharp decline for energy products, but the overall momentum in wholesale inflation appears to be slowing. The Labor Department said on Tuesday its producer price index for final demand edged up 0.1 percent last month after jumping 0.6 percent […]
What Marketers Can Learn From Burger King’s Geo-Conquesting Strategy Against McDonald’s | Adweek
History has given us many storied accounts of competition: Coca-Cola versus Pepsi; Apple versus Microsoft; Marvel versus DC; Starbucks versus Dunkin. The ferocity of rivalry competition has propelled entire industries and the economy forward as the underdog is forced to innovate to get ahead. There’s only one number one, while the remaining 99.9 percent of […]
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