A Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative investigation found that Instacart prices for identical grocery items varied by up to 23% between customers at retailers including Costco Wholesale, ...

Instacart said Monday that it’s ending a program where some customers saw different prices for the same product ordered at the same time from the same store when using the delivery company’s service.

Hoodline has previously broken down the FTC settlement and the broader price-testing controversy for San Francisco readers, ...

Instacart announced Monday it would be ending price testing on its platform, which has been available to retailers since 2023. The program was meant to help retailers learn more about what kinds of ...

Corporations are using digital price tags, data collection, and artificial intelligence to extract more profit from us.

New York (CNN) — Online grocery delivery service Instacart used AI to charge different prices for the same item, up to 20% more for different shoppers, a new report says. CNN — New York (CNN) — Online ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...