Tag: retail technology

  • New Jersey Just Banned A Pricing Practice That Had Shoppers Worried

    New Jersey Just Banned A Pricing Practice That Had Shoppers Worried

    For decades, shoppers have walked into grocery stores expecting one simple rule to apply to everyone: the price printed on the shelf is the price every customer pays. But as retailers embrace artificial intelligence, digital price tags, and data-driven technology, that expectation has started to feel less certain. Consumer advocates have increasingly warned that businesses…

  • New York Wants to Give Shoppers a 10% Discount for Using Self-Checkout

    New York Wants to Give Shoppers a 10% Discount for Using Self-Checkout

    For years, self-checkout machines have been marketed as a faster and more convenient way to shop. Millions of Americans now scan and bag their own groceries without giving it much thought, even though those tasks were once handled entirely by store employees. Now, one New York lawmaker believes customers deserve something in return for doing…

  • Walmart Tried Something Drastic In One Store And It Actually Worked

    Walmart Tried Something Drastic In One Store And It Actually Worked

    Something strange started happening inside one Walmart store in Missouri, and it was not the kind of problem that could be ignored or quietly managed behind the scenes. Police were being called again and again, with incidents stacking up at a pace that raised serious concern about what was actually happening inside the store’s self-checkout…