To Fight ‘Shrinkflation,’ France Will Force Retailers to Warn Shoppers
www.nytimes.com
Merchants will be required to put signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut.
  • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    7 months ago

    In the US grocery stores are required to list the cost per weight. It mostly works, unless one of the manufacturers decides to show the price in grams or kilograms, as opposed to oz or pounds.

    • mindlight@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      That needs to be regulated then. It doesn’t really matter if the unit you buy is measured in pounds and the compare price is in kilograms per dollar, you’ll still see the change in price of the compare price unit is standardized.