How to increase prices, without losing customers.
SMEs make ‘clear move’ towards higher prices for consumers, according to an article on the Irish Times on September 8th, and Behaviours and Attitudes’ report, which detected big increase on firms planning to charge more. This increase is driven, especially, by medium to large SMEs based outside Dublin area. Although the SME Confidence Index, scored confidence at 65.6 out of 100 in the second quarter, above the pre-pandemic level of 65.2 at the end of 2019, “signs of growing price inflation” particularly in larger SMEs (44%) as well as businesses in the retail and wholesale sector (57%) said they expect to increase