Price Elasticity
The degree to which customer demand changes in response to price changes, measuring sensitivity to price increases or decreases.
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Menu Pricing
The strategy for setting menu item prices to balance customer value perception, competitive positioning, and target profit margins.
Traffic vs. Ticket
Analysis separating same-store sales growth into transaction count (traffic) versus average check (ticket) components, revealing underlying sales drivers.
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