Menu Price Increases Require a Strategic Approach "Between inflation and supply chain shortages, there are a plethora of issues affecting restaurants’ bottom lines. This has led many to adjust menu prices—according to a recent survey, 91% of operators have done so. How do you know when it’s time to raise prices?". Pricing Solutions Director [...]
By: Kirk Jackisch, President, Iris Pricing Solutions Over the last 18 months, B2B businesses have been faced with three major challenges. Labor shortages, procuring materials, and the inflation in their cost of goods, which for some specific products has hit numbers in the low to mid-double digits – increases that have been unprecedented in [...]
Background Our client with over $100 million in revenue annually, sells original and aftermarket parts for automotive enthusiasts. They cater to individuals with private garages and lifts, and of the components they sell, almost 60% are for Ford Mustang, Jeep, and Chevy vehicles. During the pandemic, many enthusiasts had more time to work on [...]
What is Revenue Management? Revenue management is the business discipline that predicts consumer behavior at the micro-market levels and optimize product availability and price to optimize and/or maximize revenue There are several components to revenue management: product + customer + timing + pricing. The goal of revenue management is to align all four in such way that it [...]
By Craig Singleton, Director of Restaurant Strategy, Iris Pricing Solutions Spring is here and it's the ideal time to re-evaluate menus and reconsider pricing. Producing new menu items or switching to a seasonal menu necessitates a consideration of current pricing. Many large, multi-unit restaurant brands procrastinate on pricing out of fear that an increase [...]
Last year we asked the question Can You Protect Your Business and Clients from Cost Shocks? While we may have all hoped that the surge in the cost of raw materials and Pandemic-related disruptions would dissipate, the truth is that we're now in a significant period of inflation with most companies needing to increase [...]
For medical technology suppliers, the COVID-19 pandemic is fraught with possibilities and challenges. Navigating these challenges and reaping the opportunities requires careful consideration of the financial impact of COVID-19 on hospitals and the health care industry as a whole. Translating this understanding into relevant offerings and thoughtful pricing strategies is critical to the survival [...]
“If you have to have a prayer session before raising the price by 10 percent, then you've got a terrible business.” – Warren Buffett By: Ed Heskins, Director of Pricing Strategy (UK) Prices are going up. As supply costs start to bite, wages increase and government relief is withdrawn, more and more companies [...]
Our client was a global e-commerce platform with over 600K active users, consisting of small to large-sized online merchants. They contacted the Pricing Solutions team to help them develop a value-based pricing strategy, for maximum financial impact. Our team: Gathered & Analyzed Data Conducted Market Research Improved Existing Pricing Model using Value-Based Pricing The [...]
Iris Pricing Solutions has launched a special report entitled ‘Pricing and Digitization: Parallel Journeys to Success and Survival’, demonstrating how pricing, marketing, and sales can benefit from better data capture and use that data to increase customer segmentation, improve value propositions, and better understand consumer behavior. Companies in the B2B sector are increasingly employing [...]
