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Kroger's Surveillance Pricing Harms Consumers and Raises Prices

• burnt-resistor 11mo ago
  Black Mirror shit. Prices change subtly on e-paper signs depending upon who's nearby within the store aisle, moment-to-moment. Just imagine some poor brown mother begging a pretty white lady to buy some infant formula for her since she gets a much lower price. (Yes, the catastrophization.) But in reality, coupons are offered to people selectively to accomplish the same thing without leaving clear evidence to rage against.
  • delichon 11mo ago
    Here's an example of dynamic pricing (at the end): https://youtu.be/rVlT3uHlNAg?si=Rbjw4y2vP3Psrlc9 https://youtu.be/rVlT3uHlNAg?si=Rbjw4y2vP3Psrlc9 It usually works this way, charging more to people who are less price sensitive.
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