Insights from Kiran Gange.

Why Cost-Plus Pricing Is Killing Your Margins — Especially Right Now

Mid-2026 is the tariff pass-through inflection point. The retailers reaching for the uniform cost-plus button are choosing the wrong 2%.

The Six Percent Margin Lift That Came From a One Percent Price Move

A ~1% volume-weighted price move, applied SKU by SKU, produced a 6% gross-margin lift. The shape of the move matters more than its size.

How to Buy AI Pricing in 2026 (Without Buying the Surveillance Story)

The line between honest optimisation and surveillance pricing — the questions to ask any vendor, and a 90-day plan to adopt AI without losing the room.

The World Cup Will Break Your Pricing. Are You Ready?

The Third-Party Delivery Margin Trap

The Always-On Shelf: How Real-Time Competitive Data Is Rewriting Retail Pricing

Why Most Grocers Leave 200–300 bps on Perishables—and What the Digital Product Passport Will Force Them to Fix

The Pricing DD Blind Spot: How Much Margin Are PE-Backed Food Retailers Really Leaving on the Floor

Retailers Don't Need More Reports. They Need Automated Intelligence

Daypart Pricing: Why Time-of-Day Intelligence Matters as Much in Convenience Retail as in Fast Food

From QSR Menu Boards to Grocery ESLs: Digital Screens as Real-Time Pricing Engines

World Cup 2026: The Pricing Playbook for Retailers and QSRs in Mexico, Canada, and the US