Electronic shelf labels are on the rise in American grocery stores. Lawmakers fear that the technology could pave the way to surge pricing, but experts say that’s not the kind of dynamic pricing consumers should expect.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:18 Chapter 1: The rise of electronic shelf labels
5:08 Chapter 2: Surveillance pricing?
8:45 Chapter 3: Regulation and what’s next
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Additional Camera: Charlotte Morabito, Isabel Iino
Animation: Emily Park
Senior Director of Video: Lindsey Jacobson
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