return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoDynamic pricing is coming to grocery storeswww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down18cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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minus-squareikilledlaurapalmer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoWhole Foods (by Amazon) already has e-ink price tags for everything. So not out of the realm of possibility.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoIt’s a possibility for sure, but Amazon also is a technology company, so they have a big advantage on that end. Kroger has not seemed to embraced technology to that extent yet. I’m guessing not Aldi either, but I don’t shop there. Walmart would be the next logical company to do it.
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoKroger has barely embraced self-checkout lanes. The one near me only just recently decided to put a couple in.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoThey’ve had them for quite some time here and have been expanding them, but I wouldn’t exactly call that cutting-edge technology.
Whole Foods (by Amazon) already has e-ink price tags for everything. So not out of the realm of possibility.
It’s a possibility for sure, but Amazon also is a technology company, so they have a big advantage on that end.
Kroger has not seemed to embraced technology to that extent yet. I’m guessing not Aldi either, but I don’t shop there.
Walmart would be the next logical company to do it.
Kroger has barely embraced self-checkout lanes. The one near me only just recently decided to put a couple in.
They’ve had them for quite some time here and have been expanding them, but I wouldn’t exactly call that cutting-edge technology.