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IDEX, a global applied solutions provider, had a mixed Q3 2024. Revenue rose 0.6% to $798 million while earnings before interest and taxes fell 6.1 % to $168 million over the same period last year. A review of IDEX’s 30 October 2024 earnings call and associated financial reports provided insight regarding the importance of pricing on performance. IDEX is a diverse and complex business. It has three reporting units, Fluid & Metering…
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Feedback on pricing behavior needs to be timely. In most cases, that means that salespeople need to have feedback on their prices at the time of the sale. How else can they discern meaningful information about the transaction and adjust accordingly?
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Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act came into effect in January 2021. It aims to increase workplace transparency by requiring, among other things, companies with Colorado-based job openings to list good faith salary compensation ranges on job postings. Instead, some companies are refusing to consider Colorado applicants for their remote positions.
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One of the most puzzling questions coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic relates to predicting the future of out-of-home film entertainment, i.e., movie theatres. Several dimensions define the problem – mainly, the continuing rounds of disruptive innovation that have affected the film industry.
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Strategic pricing movements for June 2021: inflation reports consumer prices are 5% higher in May 2021 over May 2020, Campbell Soup Co. (CPB) is raising prices to offset higher costs, Ford is developing the all electric F-150 Lightening truck, corn and chicken prices are way up.
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