The sneaky — and not-so-sneaky — ways that companies are raising prices due to the Iran war

After weeks of war-driven pressure on fuel prices and supply chains, some businesses are starting to pass those higher costs along to consumers via new fees — or through other, less obvious changes.

“Companies tend to look for ways to get more out of what they already have first, like packing more into each shipment or combining orders into a single delivery,” said Rahul Shahani, a partner at McKinsey leading the company’s North American supply chain practice. “Over time, those higher costs still show up in subtle ways like higher free shipping minimums, fewer discounts, smaller package sizes, or slower delivery.”

Jet fuel is one

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