@[email protected] to World NewsEnglish • 5 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-up11.3Karrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.3Karrow-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.com@[email protected] to World NewsEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square109fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@danc4498linkEnglish11•5 months agoSo, they cut the price and cut the size followed by a price raise 6 months later?
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish16•5 months agoThey cut the size, but not the price. Then they increase the price six months later.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•5 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.
minus-square@bitchkatlinkEnglish8•5 months agoEven the title says “signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut”
So, they cut the price and cut the size followed by a price raise 6 months later?
They cut the size, but not the price. Then they increase the price six months later.
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.
Even the title says “signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut”