Retailers' AI pricing tools spark consumer apprehension

U.S. retailers and restaurant chains are increasingly using AI-assisted pricing and digital shelf labels, fueling consumer anxiety over 'dynamic pricing' and 'surveillance pricing.' Walmart's CEO says it prices the product, not the person, but opaque data practices deepen distrust.

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