McDonald’s AI creates major price differences between nearby restaurants
McDonald's is using AI to help set menu prices across nearly 14,000 US restaurants and select global markets. The system analyses customer behaviour, local price sensitivity and competitor prices to recommend what it considers optimal prices. But major price differences, franchisee tensions, declining foot traffic and potential antitrust scrutiny are raising questions about how AI could reshape McDonald's pricing strategy.
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