Amid growing political concerns that supermarkets are quietly gouging shoppers through dynamic "surge pricing," a new study ...

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NEW YORK -- There's a big change coming to one of the biggest fast-food chains in the country. Wendy's is set to test surge pricing, so the cost of your burger would change depending on the time ...

EDITOR'S NOTE (Feb. 28, 2024, at 8:19 a.m. ET): This story has been updated with a clarification from Wendy's that "dynamic pricing" will not include price increases at high-traffic times.

Dynamic pricing uses algorithms to adjust prices based on factors like demand, competition, inventory and customer behavior. From Uber’s surge pricing to Amazon’s fluctuating product costs, it ...