A new book by Lindsay Owens
The End of a Fair Price – and What That Means for Your Wallet
Available now
Our investigation with @ConsumerReports and @MorePerfectUS exposed a secret pricing experiment Instacart was running on its own shoppers.
@NewsHour has the story of how we uncovered it – and what happened next.
When Wendy’s announced plans for AI-enabled dynamic pricing, backlash was swift.
But now McDonald’s is dipping its toes in AI pricing. @owenslindsay1 took @NewsHour to her local McDonald’s to show how the company is pushing franchisees to adopt this tech.
Wholesale inflation rose 6.5% over the past year, the fastest pace since October 2022. That's eight straight months of wholesale inflation above 4%.
Our new report with @Groundwork shows how investing in the homes we already have can lower bills, keep families safe, and ease strain on the grid. Read it here: https://groundswell.org/powering-affordability-report/
The FTC filed a lawsuit against Dollar General for allegedly charging “more at the register than the prices displayed on shelves, price tags, & ads.”
“The price customers see on the shelf should be the price they pay. Dollar General owes shoppers a refund," our @ENPancotti.
Caught on @NewsHour's camera: Uber Eats charging all of us different prices for the same meal, delivered to the same location, at the exact same time. If it's happening to us, it's happening to you.
Everything Americans grew up understanding about pricing has changed. Big Tech has re-written the pricing playbook.
Our @owenslindsay1 in the @nytimes on what to know in this new era.
We've been keeping a close eye on corporate America, collecting the receipts, & getting ready for this moment.
"Corporate influence in Washington is what voters are referring to when they say Washington is corrupt." - @owenslindsay1.
It's time for accountability.
Voters are tired of the cost of living. Lindsay Owens of @Groundwork thinks one fix starts with how prices get set. I talked with her for New York Times’ @DealBook about dynamic pricing & her fight with Walmart. Scroll down for the Q&A:
Corporations & their CEOs are back on the menu.
“People are angry, and they are directing that anger at big corporations & the wealthy. When it comes to public opinion, this is the best moment that you could have to raise taxes on the wealthy." @AlexSJacquez in @politico.
The first thing Congress should do next year is use its oversight authority to investigate corporations who are ripping us off.
“The alternative is many months of negotiation with Republicans on legislation that will then take months or years to go into effect," @ENPancotti told
Congressional Democrats are expected to investigate airlines’ use of surveillance pricing. Good.
“Airlines really pioneered the entire pricing playbook that American consumers are angry about right now. The airline industry is patient zero,” @owenslindsay1 told @Forbes.
Be careful before relying on AI shoppers, our @owenslindsay1 warns.
“These agents don’t work for you. We could be unleashing the most sophisticated snake oil salesman the world has ever seen.”
Incoming Oversight Committee Chair @RobertGarcia on where he's shining the spotlight next: companies that use surveillance pricing.
"While you're struggling, CEOs and companies are making record profits. They're putting in place systems of surveillance pricing...you may pay more
