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Seattle adopts restrictions on personalized grocery pricing
Seattle has adopted new restrictions on personalized grocery pricing, limiting retailers' ability to set individualized prices for customers based on data such as shopping habits or location. The move is being watched by the retail industry, with groups like the Washington Retail Association flagging the policy. Supporters see it as a consumer protection measure against discriminatory or opaque pricing; retailers worry about compliance costs and reduced flexibility.
Why now: The city council's adoption of a novel consumer-protection rule has drawn attention from both shoppers and the retail industry.
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- Seattle adopts restrictions on personalized grocery pricing · Washington Retail Association
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