Kroger rolls out electronic price tags across stores, stirring pricing concerns
TL;DR
Kroger has deployed electronic shelf labels in nearly all Cincinnati-Dayton stores and across most divisions nationwide to improve price accuracy and free up staff; the move has sparked concerns about potential surge pricing, though Kroger says the system lowers costs, with Walmart pursuing a similar ESL rollout.
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- N.J. assemblyman: Corporations want to charge stressed parents more for milk. We should say no. Yahoo
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