silence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoTo Fight ‘Shrinkflation’ France Will Force Retailers to Warn Shoppers: Merchants will be required to put signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cutwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down13cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squareNfamwap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·7 months ago-Merchants will be required to put signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut. What’s to stop the manufacturer reducing the item by, for example, 10% in size, and 2% in price?
minus-squareArmok_the_bunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·7 months agoI’d hope that’s covered by the definition of corresponding, though I am neither French nor a legal expert so I can’t say for sure.
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI would think that would be covered by the corresponding price cut part. If they are smart they put in a clause that says the price cut has to be proportional or bigger otherwise it is considered shrinkflation.
-Merchants will be required to put signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut.
What’s to stop the manufacturer reducing the item by, for example, 10% in size, and 2% in price?
I’d hope that’s covered by the definition of corresponding, though I am neither French nor a legal expert so I can’t say for sure.
I would think that would be covered by the corresponding price cut part. If they are smart they put in a clause that says the price cut has to be proportional or bigger otherwise it is considered shrinkflation.