return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoDid grocery chains take advantage of COVID shortages to raise prices? FTC says yes in new reportwww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1827arrow-down17cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1820arrow-down1external-linkDid grocery chains take advantage of COVID shortages to raise prices? FTC says yes in new reportwww.usatoday.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square73fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-25 months agoThis is why giant supermarkets are bad. When you have a choice of several places to buy, they compete. Rent though has been captured by optimisation software. Your rent goes up because a computer predicted you (or someone else) would pay more.
This is why giant supermarkets are bad. When you have a choice of several places to buy, they compete.
Rent though has been captured by optimisation software. Your rent goes up because a computer predicted you (or someone else) would pay more.