US State Mandates One Cashier per Three Self-Checkouts

Self-Checkout Rules Could Reshape Store Tech Spending

Maryland Becomes First State to Ban AI-Driven Dynamic Pricing in Grocery Stores

Maryland has become the first U.S. state to ban grocery stores and third-party delivery services (like DoorDash) from using customers' perso

Maryland becomes first US state to ban grocery stores from using personal data for dynamic pricing

Maryland has become the first U.S. state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores, prohibiting grocers and third-party delivery service

Australia's new price gouging law targets Coles and Woolworths from July 2026

Australia is introducing a new law effective July 1, 2026, targeting "price gouging" (excessive pricing) by very large supermarkets with rev

State Lawmakers Misguidedly Target Grocery Pricing Technologies Instead of Actual Consumer Harms

The article argues that state lawmakers in New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennessee are misguidedly targeting the technologies that enable dynami

SNAP Child Participation Drops by Over 700,000 Following New Federal Cost-Shift Law

Since the enactment of the Republican reconciliation law (H.R. 1) in July 2025, the number of children receiving SNAP food assistance has dr