Poll Finds Broad Backing to Ban Surveillance Pricing and Digital Shelf Labels in Groceries
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A UFCW-backed poll shows 68% of Americans fear surveillance pricing will raise grocery costs and 67% want electronic shelf labels (ESLs) banned; 58% say ESLs would make them less likely to shop, while many shoppers remain wary of price increases amid inflation, as Walmart expands ESL use and states consider bans or regulations to curb perceived price gouging in groceries.
- Majority of Americans Support Ban on Surveillance Pricing and Electronic Shelf Labels Gizmodo
- The predatory advance of surveillance pricing Financial Times
- Bucks County State Rep. Jim Prokopiak Wants to Protect Working Families from Being Fleeced by Corporate ‘Surveillance Pricing’ Bucks County Beacon
- Your store might be spying on you. Is it worth it for a discount? Lee News Central
- COMMENTARY: Banning ‘dynamic pricing’ could backfire on consumers Las Vegas Review-Journal
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