A Consumer Reports, Groundwork Collaborative and More Perfect Union investigation found that some grocery prices differed by as much as 23 percent per item from one Instacart customer to the next. In an inadvertently sent email, the company calls one pricing tactic “smart rounding.”

  • Fermion@mander.xyzEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Lina Kahn Khan losing her position in the FTC is one of the most underrated negative consequences of the 2024 election. Sometimes I wonder if fear of Kahn Khan is why so many companies backed Trump even though wallstreet knew the economy would be healthier under Harris.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      4 hours ago

      Exactly what I’ve been screaming since the election. FINALLY the FTC was breaking up cartels and moving in the right direction. She was the most effective person in government for turning this country around.

      First thing I thought wasn’t, “Oh shit, Trump again.” It was, “Oh shit, there’s goes Kahn, our last hope.”

      Mamdami’s brought her onboard, so at least she’s still in the game!