Kroger unveils AI-powered automatic price gouger
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Kroger, the US’s largest supermarket chain, has been rolling out AI-powered “dynamic pricing” — hooked to cameras on its display shelves. Since 2018, the chain has been using digital price labels t…
  • Xenny@lemmy.world
    9·
    2 months ago

    Kroger stores used to be my go to because they were cheaper than Safeway. But Jesus Christ they are working together or something now because it’s all the same exact pricing.

    Now It’s WinCo and trader Joe’s all the way for me.

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    7·
    2 months ago

    Yeah, the investigation writes itself. Have a few people with widely verying demographics come in and buy the same things, compare prices and see who gets overcharged for what. If you work for a news agency publish the findings. If you don’t, post a blog and make memes.

    Ideally, this would eventually lead to state micromanagement of price regulation the way some food staples are, but on everything. Or a new wave of anonymous shopping.

  • kbal@fedia.io
    6·
    2 months ago

    Our glorious high-tech AI-powered future will apparently include everyone dressing for the cameras to aim for better prices when they’re out shopping, trying to look as if they’re poor and cagey but not a shoplifter.

  • watson387@sopuli.xyz
    5·
    2 months ago

    Fuck that bullshit. I’m glad there aren’t any Kroger near me so avoiding them will be easy.

    • alkaliv2@lemmy.world
      8·
      2 months ago

      Kroger owns a few chains outside of their main name so here’s a short list of their sub-companies to avoid as well:

      "* Supermarkets – Kroger, Ralphs, Dillons, Smith’s, King Soopers, Fry’s, QFC, City Market, Owen’s, Jay C, Pay Less, Baker’s, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, Pick ‘n Save, Metro Market, Mariano’s

      • Multi-department stores – Fred Meyer
      • Dillons Marketplace, Fry’s Marketplace, King Soopers Marketplace, Kroger Marketplace, Smith’s Marketplace
      • Price-impact warehouse stores – Food 4 Less, Foods Co"

      From here: https://www.thekrogerco.com/about-kroger/our-business/grocery-retail/

  • can@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    2 months ago

    Fucking Loblaws installed these too recently and it pisses me off. Luckily there’s lots of nice Asian grocery stores opening up lately.

  • NoneYa@lemm.ee
    2·
    2 months ago

    As if they weren’t expensive enough…I haven’t willingly been in any Kroger owned grocery store in years because they’re all too damn high.