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Inflation Higher than Expected; Food Prices up 11.4% Over Last Year
Inflation Higher than Expected; Food Prices up 11.4% Over Last Year
September 13, 2022  |  Economy

The annual inflation rate in the U.S. eased for the second consecutive month in August, to 8.3%, the lowest reading in six months but missing...

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Amazon vs Walmart Weekly: An Unprecedented Price War in Healthcare
Amazon vs Walmart Weekly: An Unprecedented Price War in Healthcare
September 09, 2022  |  Retail

When news crossed this week that Walmart, the self-titled leader for “everyday low prices,” had struck a 10-year deal with UnitedHealth, it was likely unsurprising...

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RH Says Luxury Brands Don’t Discount, Resists Promos Despite Slumping Sales
RH Says Luxury Brands Don’t Discount, Resists Promos Despite Slumping Sales
September 09, 2022  |  Retail

Luxury lifestyle retailer RH won’t sacrifice its image and margins to keep its sales growing as consumers tighten their wallets, RH Chairman and CEO Gary...

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Amazon vs Walmart Weekly: The Battle Over Payments, Pricing, Perks
Amazon vs Walmart Weekly: The Battle Over Payments, Pricing, Perks
September 02, 2022  |  Retail

Finding customers, tantalizing them with targeted ads and merchandise, and then presenting products in a compelling way are all retail art forms in and of...

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Instacart Acquires Pricing and Promotions Platform Eversight 
Instacart Acquires Pricing and Promotions Platform Eversight 
September 01, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Grocery delivery platform Instacart has acquired Eversight, a pricing and promotions platform for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and retailers. According to a Thursday (Sept....

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Data Shows Consumers Want More Than Low Prices From Retailers
Data Shows Consumers Want More Than Low Prices From Retailers
August 29, 2022  |  Retail

Whether it’s Walmart, Target, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Gap or any of several dozen other large retailers that have updated investors over the past few weeks, the...

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Chili’s: Virtual Brand Customers More Open to Price Increases
Chili’s: Virtual Brand Customers More Open to Price Increases
August 24, 2022  |  Earnings

As restaurants struggle to manage rising food costs, Brinker International, parent company of Chili’s Grill & Bar, Maggiano’s Little Italy and two virtual brands (It’s...

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Stage Set for Retail Slugfest as Kohl’s Plans Aggressive Discounting
Stage Set for Retail Slugfest as Kohl’s Plans Aggressive Discounting
August 18, 2022  |  Retail

With a middle-income customer base and broad exposure to apparel, Kohl’s says it has been “disproportionately impacted” by inflation and dampened consumer spending and will...

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Delivery Hero Makes ‘a Million Pricing Decisions per Month’ in Bid to Boost Basket Size
Delivery Hero Makes ‘a Million Pricing Decisions per Month’ in Bid to Boost Basket Size
August 16, 2022  |  Delivery

As some restaurant delivery aggregators struggle to maintain sales growth in the face of global macroeconomic headwinds, multinational food delivery service Delivery Hero is seeing...

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