{"id":65993,"date":"2026-08-20T16:25:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=press_releases&p=65993"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:40:48","slug":"ftcs-surveillance-pricing-disclosure-directive-falls-short-says-ufcw","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/ftcs-surveillance-pricing-disclosure-directive-falls-short-says-ufcw\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC\u2019s Surveillance Pricing Disclosure Directive Falls Short, Says UFCW"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cStates like New Jersey are already acting where the Commission is dropping the ball because they already know the threat that surveillance pricing and ESLs pose.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 <\/strong>Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)<\/strong>, which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, released a statement in response to a new enforcement bulletin<\/a> from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the practice of personalized, or \u201csurveillance,\u201d pricing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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UFCW International Vice President Ademola Oyefeso<\/strong> said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cConsumers need more than a disclosure to be protected from predatory pricing. Shoppers with limited choices cannot opt out of purchasing necessities that are priced using their personal data, and people with only one grocery store in town would simply be out of luck. We need a ban on surveillance pricing and the technologies that enable it, like electronic shelf labels. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cAdditionally, the Federal Trade Commission\u2019s admission that it does not already know<\/a> the prevalence of surveillance pricing in our stores or online should ring alarm bells. Allowing these practices to advance without our knowledge will only make them harder to stop when regulators finally catch up. The Commission must restart its past inquiry into these practices immediately and tackle price gouging technologies like electronic shelf labels for the role they play. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cStates like New Jersey are already acting where the Commission is dropping the ball because they already know the threat that surveillance pricing and electronic shelf labels pose. Lawmakers must leave no doubt for working families that the prices they see on the shelf at the grocery store are fair and that their data is not being weaponized against them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n

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