Repricing Analytics in Difficult Trading Environments
In recent years, globally significant events have dramatically impacted supply chain related costs obliging many businesses to substantially increase their prices. The magnitude of price adjustments was so unprecedented that many organizations lacked the necessary experience to manage their offerings effectively in rapidly changing market conditions. This resulted in some companies failing to increase prices sufficiently, foregoing profit due to fear of lost sales, whilst others hit an inappropriately high price-point, to the detriment of sales. Many businesses ended up in a bedlam of distorted value propositions, incomprehensible price structures across markets and channels, and hence sub-optimal market competitiveness. Now, as the economy and markets start to recalibrate, there is urgency for businesses to rationally revisit pricing. The current article discusses some of the price analytics that could help on the way. They could form, as the author explains, a formidable basis for the application of AI – based pricing.