silence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square104linkfedilinkarrow-up11.31Karrow-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.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square104linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoSo, they cut the price and cut the size followed by a price raise 6 months later?
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoThey cut the size, but not the price. Then they increase the price six months later.
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoEven the title says “signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut”
minus-squaredeo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year 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.
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.
Even the title says “signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut”
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.