pricing

Retailers Face Brand New Competitor: Gas Prices
Retailers Face Brand New Competitor: Gas Prices
March 07, 2022  |  Retail

Having endured two years of COVID, waves of lockdowns, a mash-up of mask mandates, sporadic business restrictions, extensive wage and labor challenges and more, the...

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Dollar Tree or Three? Discount Retailer Tinkers With $3 and $5 Price Points 
Dollar Tree or Three? Discount Retailer Tinkers With $3 and $5 Price Points 
March 02, 2022  |  Retail

Three months after the parent company of the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar chain of discount stores announced it was “breaking the buck” and lifting...

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New Approaches to Discounts, Fees, Digital Experience Reshaping Pharmacy Sector
New Approaches to Discounts, Fees, Digital Experience Reshaping Pharmacy Sector
March 01, 2022  |  Healthcare

The prescription business is getting a bit of a headache as pricing, product and the shifting landscape of retail pharmacies, prescription delivery services and other...

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Car Dealers Use Data to Optimize Buying and Selling in Today’s Volatile Market
Car Dealers Use Data to Optimize Buying and Selling in Today’s Volatile Market
February 28, 2022  |  Data

With the current shortage of used vehicles, businesses that buy and sell cars often must step outside their familiar territory and look at autos they don’t...

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Today in Retail: MAPCO Stores Going Checkout-Free With Grabango; Louis Vuitton Price Hikes Coming
Today in Retail: MAPCO Stores Going Checkout-Free With Grabango; Louis Vuitton Price Hikes Coming
February 15, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, restaurants and grocery stores use shrinkflation to get customers to pay the same amount for less of what they want, while Weber...

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Louis Vuitton Shows Pricing Power Amid Strong Demand for Luxury Goods
Louis Vuitton Shows Pricing Power Amid Strong Demand for Luxury Goods
February 15, 2022  |  Retail

Fashion brand Louis Vuitton is joining other high-fashion competitors in raising its prices Wednesday (Feb. 16) because of increased manufacturing and transportation costs, a spokesperson...

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Increased Buying Power Fuels Cost Hikes, Overloads Supply Chain
Increased Buying Power Fuels Cost Hikes, Overloads Supply Chain
December 21, 2021  |  Supply Chain

Despite the continued tolls of the 2-year-old pandemic, U.S. consumers’ increased buying power is straining supply chains worldwide and leading to the ongoing surge in...

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Wholesale Prices Make Fastest Jump on Record in November
Wholesale Prices Make Fastest Jump on Record in November
December 14, 2021  |  Economy

Wholesale prices increased 9.6% in November compared to the same time in 2020, marking their biggest year-to-year jump on record and presenting another sign that...

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Inflation: The Economic Variant That Kills Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumer Confidence
Inflation: The Economic Variant That Kills Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumer Confidence
December 08, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

Over the past year, as new strains of COVID have come and gone and rising vaccination rates have gradually restored much of what used to...

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