Are Fast Food Menu Prices Rising Faster Than the Value They Offer? 🥬
McDonald’s used to mean reliable burgers at reliable prices. These days, things are different. Sales are slipping. Prices keep climbing. And customers are questioning the value. Recently, McDonald’s reported a rare global sales drop. In Australia, fast food menu prices have surged — a small Big Mac…
How Adaptive Planning in Pricing Helps Retailers Stay Profitable 🎨
Some business leaders still rely on the same pricing playbook year after year. They update it annually and leave it at that—until a shock hits. Tariffs rise. Costs surge. Demand shifts. Suddenly, pricing is out of step with the market. The result? Shrinking margins, lost competitiveness,…
Pricing Power – Objectives and Policies: Why Private Equity Should Hire More Pricing Managers
The currently untapped opportunity presented to private equity of a pricing optimisation role is huge. We believe pricing will become an increasingly common lever for PE companies to maximise value. As a leading lever to achieve “quick wins” in profitability, pricing is a hot topic for PE companies right now.
Kayo Subscription Pricing Is a Warning for Every Streaming Platform 🏀
Kayo Sports recently lifted its entry-level “Basic” plan from $25 to $30 a month—the first increase since launching in 2018. On the surface, it’s a textbook revenue optimisation move. But this change in Kayo subscription pricing comes at a sensitive time. If around half of Kayo’s…
Is It Time for SaaS Companies to Embrace Usage Based Pricing? 💼
Have you come across the usage-based pricing model for SaaS companies? We know a SaaS business with a strong product and a lean team. But customers are starting to push back. They feel boxed in by the per-seat licensing model. Some teams use the software only…