silence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoTo Fight ‘Shrinkflation’ France Will Force Retailers to Warn Shoppers: Merchants will be required to put signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cutwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down12
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1external-linkTo Fight ‘Shrinkflation’ France Will Force Retailers to Warn Shoppers: Merchants will be required to put signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cutwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·7 months agoThey cut the size, but not the price. Then they increase the price six months later.
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoEven the title says “signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut”
minus-squaredeo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoor cut the size but keep the price the same, then release a new “jumbo size” that’s as big as the previous size (with the new and improved higher unit price), then discontinue the “standard” size.
They cut the size, but not the price. Then they increase the price six months later.
Even the title says “signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut”
or cut the size but keep the price the same, then release a new “jumbo size” that’s as big as the previous size (with the new and improved higher unit price), then discontinue the “standard” size.