Bloomberg: Surveillance Pricing May Be Coming to a Store Near You

Bloomberg's podcast examines surveillance pricing, where electronic shelf labels could adjust prices based on what a shopper puts in their cart. Walmart has denied using the practice, though the company appears to be locking down related technology.

• Electronic shelf labels could raise prices based on items in a shopper's cart
• Walmart has denied using surveillance pricing
• Bloomberg links the practice to Walmart's pricing-related patents
• Similar concerns surfaced in a US lawsuit over McDonald's AI pricing