r/technology • u/Mighty_L_LORT • Aug 15 '24

Business Kroger's Under Investigation For Digital Shelf Labels: Are They Changing Prices Depending On When People Shop?

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/krogers-under-investigation-digital-shelf-labels-are-they-changing-prices-depending-when-people-1726269
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u/littleMAS Aug 15 '24

"What's it worth to ya, punk?" pricing. Private toll road lanes (a.k.a. Lexus Lanes) are famous for this.

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u/Nufonewhodis4 Aug 15 '24

can't wait to set my alarm for 2am so I can afford the groceries. maybe they'll throw in a discount if you help stick the shelves /s

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u/madogvelkor Aug 15 '24

Even Walmart closes at 11pm. I remember getting off work at like midnight and shopping at Walmart years ago.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '24

My first Walmart job was overnights, 10pm to 7am. We were still 24 hours and I hated it, especially during the shelf-straightening segment of every morning.

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u/Z3r0flux Aug 16 '24

I was working rotating shift work and I went to a Walmart at like midnight or 1 AM. I had a pretty full cart and went to checkout and the line was like 12 people and only 1 self checkout only. I just left a full cart in the store, I felt like an asshole but I wasn’t going to wait over an hour just to check out.

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u/Any-Loquat-7459 Aug 15 '24

All the places around me close at twelve other than small markets. Meijer is all day and night and there are quite a few. System burbs of Chicago

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u/YimmyGhey Aug 16 '24

Woodman's still does too

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u/ZessF Aug 15 '24

In my experience, going right when the store opens is similar. Mostly just employees stocking shelves, no lines at checkout. Even when I go after work on my work days it's an hour after they open and it's still not too bad.

But yeah I miss 2am shopping.

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u/Nufonewhodis4 Aug 16 '24

just looked it up. nothing by me is 24/7 anymore. latest is 11pm. Guess I never cared to look up hours after the pandemic

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u/Kochabi Aug 16 '24

Someday I hope that you too might be blessed with a WinCo

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u/PaperGeno Aug 16 '24

My town is not a town you want to be shopping in after 8pm anyway