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Mike talks with Lindsay Owens, president and CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative and author of Gouged: The End of a Fair Price and What That Means for Your Wallet, about how new technologies are changing what companies know about consumers—and how much they can charge them.
Our guest this week is Lindsay Owens, President and CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative and author of the new book Gouged: The End of a Fair Price — and What That Means for Your Wallet.
Lindsay Owens, President and CEO, Groundwork Collaborative.
Just days before the progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative released its 12-point Shoppers’ Bill of Rights—a proposed legislative framework for new consumer protections needed in an era where technology is outpacing regulation—Walmart CEO John Furner posted an open letter explaining the company’s pricing policies.
Lindsay Owens, author of the new book “Gouged: The End of a Fair Price and What That Means for Your Wallet,” says companies overcharge by using “price experiments” where they change randomly between customers and some also use “surveillance or personalized pricing” where they charge prices based on your data all to increase profits.
TODAY Show investigation inspired by Owens’ research reveals StubHub is charging concert goers different prices for the same tickets.
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These core frustrations were what drew me to Gouged: The End of a Fair Price and What That Means for Your Wallet. Author Lindsay Owens knows what it's like to advocate for consumers' economic interests. She’s the CEO of Groundwork Collaborative, a DC think tank and corporate watchdog, and previously worked as an economic policy adviser in Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office.