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The arsenal of technologies the company is building that can be used to profile and track us should worry every American who is concerned about their privacy and pocketbooks.
The retailer that once offered “Everyday Low Prices” is building technology that can be used to track, probe, and squeeze shoppers. New Report Released After Walmart’s C-Suite Directly Attacks Groundwork’s CEO Lindsay Owens.
Economic Sociologist Lindsay Owens talks to Audie Cornish about how companies are using new tech to "reach deeper into our wallets."
A study published last month from the economic think tank Groundwork Collaborative found food and beverage items associated with sports viewing cost 10 percent more than they did a year ago — and 13 percent more since President Trump retook office.
In a public letter Monday, Dan Bartlett, Walmart's executive vice president of corporate affairs, challenged what he described as repeated "mischaracterizations" by Lindsay Owens, author of the recently released book "Gouged," about Walmart's pricing practices and use of technology.
McDonald’s tells customers AI doesn’t set prices while boasting to investors that its pricing tools can “limit customer resistance” and “personalize with even greater precision.”
Owens’ New Book Already Prompting Corporate Defenses from Walmart, McDonald’s After Exposing Deceptive Pricing Strategies.
Lindsay Owens, the executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative and the author of Gouged: The End of a Fair Price--and What That Means for Your Wallet (Viking, 2026) talks about the proliferation of "junk fees" and the hidden risks of loyalty programs, plus the use of data and algorithms to hike prices.
Few sectors driving job gains, long term unemployment elevated, and wages trail inflation.