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Why experts say Halloween candy prices continue to climb, in two charts
When kids dig into their trick-or-treat bags this weekend, they’ll be searching for their favorite sweets. Me? I’m searching for…
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Study Highlights Grocery Stores’ Expanding Role in Convenient, Affordable Dining
This Friday, we’ll get a fresh look at inflation data in the United States. But I have always suggested that…
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In defense of ‘surveillance pricing’: Why personalized prices could be an unexpected force for equity
Surveillance pricing? Price discrimination? Dynamic pricing? The mere mention of these topics has recently caused some customers, government officials, and…
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Tariffs and inflation: It’s game time for pricing strategy
Dear Friends, After months of uncertainty, the tariff dust has settled for most US trading partners and industries. US tariffs…
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What happens if AI personalizes every price you see?
Dear Friends, We know the adjectives that probably immediately popped into your mind when you read that headline: Orwellian. Dystopian.…
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Sunday morning rabbit hole: growth, inequality, and a half-century of surprises
This morning I had a discussion with ChatGPT that converged in this chart comparing GDP per capita growth and income…
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Has the US economy forgotten how to grow?
Dear Friends, The acute challenges that business leaders face today should not prevent them from thinking in terms of longer…
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When Will AI Take Over Your Business?
Dear Friends, After a hiatus of a few months, my co-author Arnab Sinha and I are resuming the publication of…
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Tariffs and the Power Game: A Prisoner’s Dilemma with a Twist
If your firm is battling against a small number of strong competitors to serve a handful of powerful customers, the…
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Restaurant’s Has Increased Prices By Nearly 100% Over 5 Years
Casual dining restaurant chains in the US are facing some moments of truth in 2025. After five years of raising…
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Tariffs and the Uniform Game: Pricing When Knowns Become Unknowns
Imagine your day-to-day pricing resembles what you find in the pages of your Economics 101 textbook. You determine uniform prices…
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Tariffs and the Custom Game: Imposing Order on the Chaos
Successful players of the custom game are used to adjusting rapidly to changes in their markets, such as cost spikes…
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Five Trends Will Define the Future of Pricing
The conversation around pricing is changing among the economy’s stakeholders, including governments, companies, and consumers. Powerful technologies and trends are…
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Tariffs and the Cost Game: Move Fast to Protect Your Margins
Imagine that you manage an industrial company that now faces a 15% import tariff on one of its essential feedstocks.…
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How To Fix Your Pricing Strategy After Tariffs Upend It
The seemingly inevitable launch of new and higher tariffs will throw almost every company’s pricing strategy off its axis. The resulting higher…
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Consumers Are Spending More. Inflation Is Only Part of the Story.
Inflation is not the only reason why consumers increase their spending. As it turns out, many consumers also deliberately choose…
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The Next Revolution in Software Pricing Models
Dear Friends, A quick reminder on upcoming keynotes from my colleagues: Javier Anta and our colleague Scott Bradley will speak at the EPP Global Retail…
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Placing a Value on City Driving
Dear Friends, Here are a few quick reminders on upcoming keynotes from my colleagues. Javier Anta delivers the introductory keynote address…