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Ban algorithmic pricing, NDP urges Carney: ‘Downright creepy’
Algorithmic pricing, otherwise known as dynamic pricing, is when retail companies use AI and data to set different prices for consumers.
#Canada #Consumer #algorithmicpricing #AviLewis
https://globalnews.ca/news/11799034/ban-algorithmic-pricing-ndp-urges-carney-downright-creepy/

Global News National 16h ago

Ban algorithmic pricing, NDP urges Carney: ‘Downright creepy’
Algorithmic pricing, otherwise known as dynamic pricing, is when retail companies use AI and data to set different prices for consumers.
#Canada #Consumer #algorithmicpricing #AviLewis
https://globalnews.ca/news/11799034/ban-algorithmic-pricing-ndp-urges-carney-downright-creepy/

Global News Health 17h ago

Texas launches probe into Lululemon over potential ‘forever chemicals’
Lululemon USA is being investigated on 'whether the company has misled consumers about the safety, quality, and health impacts of its products,' the Texas attorney general said.
#Canada #Consumer #Health #USNews
https://globalnews.ca/news/11799091/texas-investigation-lululemon-forever-chemicals/

Global News 17h ago

Ban algorithmic pricing, NDP urges Carney: ‘Downright creepy’
Algorithmic pricing, otherwise known as dynamic pricing, is when retail companies use AI and data to set different prices for consumers.
#Canada #Consumer #algorithmicpricing #AviLewis
https://globalnews.ca/news/11799034/ban-algorithmic-pricing-ndp-urges-carney-downright-creepy/

Palm Oil Detectives 1d ago

Around 400 #ecolabels 🏆 claim to provide #consumers with choice ⁉️ Yet they’re unreliable in holding #corporates to account for widespread #deforestation and #humanrights abuses and #greenwashing #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🔥 ⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8Y6?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

How Brands Exploit “Green” Certification

Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit “green” certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity.

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Alexander J. Stein 1d ago

… targeting individual consumer & producer behaviour alone has limited impact. Food environments—shaped by manufacturers, retailers & restaurants—often dominate. R&D, regulation, education & public assistance could help. #Diets #Health #Consumers #Behavior #FoodSystems #FoodEnvironment

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2d ago

"War in Iran sends #inflation soaring and the mood of American #consumers plunging"

"War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of American consumers plunging"

#Russia #India #China #USA #Drones #Technology #Security #News #Iran #Israel #War #EU #NATO #Oil #Nuclear #Weapons #Trump #Warcrimes #Pentagon #Hegseth #WW3

https://apnews.com/article/inflation-prices-gas-federal-reserve-trump-bf00c3105d5da88a0b01d9107ed4ecee

Inflation could jump by the most in nearly 4 years in the wake of the Iran war

The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House. The gas price shock stemming from the Iran war has shifted inflation’s trajectory, from a slow, gradual decline to a sharp increase further away from the Fed’s 2% target. As a result, the central bank will almost certainly postpone any cut in interest rates for months. Gas prices are also a highly visible cost that has outsize impacts on consumer confidence and political sentiment.

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Canvases By Peter 🇵🇸3d ago

Is this a deliberate thing?

Grocery chains putting an item on special on the day of their specials changes then no more than 5 minutes later listing the item as "Not available". I've seen coles do this numerous times and now witnessed woolies do it too..

Seems to be so they can "say" they have things on special without actually having to sell anything at a discounted price or lose money. That's dishonest conduct to me.

#Shopping #Groceries #Food #Consumers #Coles

tanya tussing 3d ago

‪Consumer sentiment plunges

@carlquintanilla.bsky.social‬ :
ROSENBERG: “.. consumer sentiment at its lowest level since the series began in November 1952! .. undercutting the lows of all the prior eleven recessions .. the 1970s oil shock,.. the Asian financial crisis .. the tech wreck and terrorist attacks of 2001, the GFC of 2008-2009 .. the 2020 pandemic.”

#economics #consumers

CBC Sports 4d ago

U.S. Justice Department reportedly opens investigation into NFL for potential anticompetitive practices
The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official. The official said the investigation is "about affordability for consumers and creating an even playing field for providers."
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/nfl-investigation-potential-anticompetitive-practices-9.7158401?cmp=rss