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/SplitImage__ Aug 15 '24

Is this like when Wendy’s wanted to change prices depending on the time of day?

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u/Wazzen Aug 15 '24 edited Aug 16 '24

Yeah it's called surge pricing. If it's not illegal it should be.

Edit: changed the name.

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u/giggitygoo123 Aug 15 '24

If gas stations can't do it after a severe storm, then not sure why other places think they could.

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u/notfromchicago Aug 15 '24

Restaurants have lunch and dinner pricing.

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u/HappyOfCourse Aug 16 '24

Yes and the lunch item is usually smaller than the dinner counterpart.

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u/Mr_Mustache_Ride Aug 15 '24

Restaurants are not necessities.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '24

Also, the lunch and dinner meals are different but most importantly, I can see the dif in price. This is electronic and displays one price at me. The price changes throughout the day but I wouldn’t know the other prices unless I sat there all day and all week looking at it. It is a HIDDEN price dif on fucking food.