Don't they teach market research in business schools?
Do they realize how unpopular this is and week cost them market share?
Then again, what choices will there really be if this is the trend with all big retailers.
this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2024
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My town has three stores, Kroger, Safeway, and Walmart. As one goes so go they all most likely on this one so idk how I’d even begin to think about avoiding this longer term…
I'm lucky enough to have a WinCo nearby, but I'm not sure how widespread they are
I've been to 47 states and a bunch of countries, I've never seen a winco
West coast thing and pretty scattered, pretty sure they are worker owned which is cool.
Have they been around long? I lived in Oregon, California and Washington but it's been awhile
About 15 years minimum, they were pretty well established when I was 10 and now im 25.
Edit: im technically 24 but a month and some change is not that notable.
If they can prove our that it is just acceptable enough they know competition will follow suit and they can enjoy the increased margins then.
Woof. The logo was always a hint about what they were planning to do to the customers. First the K and the G came for the letter o...and I did nothing because I am not the letter o.
Bit late for surge pricing concerns
The second-best time for concern is now.
What's wild is I'm not even mad about this to some extent. Like personalized price adjustments just feels like better couponing. Its just the fact the majority of people's food needs are met by for profit companies means that the well being of their customers are not even on the table of shit they track for.
Worse yet, we KNOW they are selling this data and our privacy is 100% not a concern of theirs either.
If my local grocery coop, farmers market did this, and gave reasonable efforts to keep their systems local, secure, data lean, and optional. I wouldn't even be mad. This is none of those things and done, again, by people that would crush orphans for profit if there was a market for it.