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Wendy’s Wants to Start Uber-like Surge Pricing in 2025 (gizmodo.com)

submitted 6 months ago by flumph@programming.dev to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] flumph@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Here's the statement from their CEO Kirk Tanner (emphasis mine):

Beginning as early as 2025, we will begin testing more enhanced features like dynamic pricing and daypart offerings, along with AI-enabled menu changes and suggestive selling,” he said. “As we continue to show the benefit of this technology in our company-operated restaurants, franchisee interest in digital menu boards should increase, further supporting sales and profit growth across the system.

Here's the Oxford English Definition of "dynamic pricing" since 1929:

the practice of varying the price for a product or service to reflect changing market conditions, in particular the charging of a higher price at a time of greater demand.

Referring to reporters, investors, and consumers as "shitty" for taking a company at their word is just silly.

[–] Rand0mA@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Lol cheers blud