US lawmakers demand action on overcharging at 7-Eleven, Dollar General and other chains
Source: The Guardian ·
Democrats urge FTC to tackle ‘systemic failure’ of biggest convenience and dollar stores over pricing practices after Guardian investigationsThirty-four members of Congress are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate reports of widespread overcharging by some of America’s most-recognized brand-name retailers.The 28 October letter to the FTC comes in direct response to Guardian…
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Thirty-four members of Congress are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate reports of widespread overcharging by some of America’s most-recognized brand-name retailers. The 28 October letter to the FTC comes in direct response to Guardian investigations of four of the nation’s largest dollar-store and convenience-store chains. Both investigations revealed pervasive mismatches between shelf labels and register prices. The first, published in December, found that Dollar General had failed more than 4,300 government price-accuracy inspections in 23 states over a three-year period on items such as peanut butter, spaghetti sauce and Flintstone vitamins. Its smaller rival, Family Dollar, failed 2,100 price inspections in 20 states over the same period. The second, published last month, found a similar pattern at convenience store chains 7-Eleven and Circle K. Consumer complaints, along with state and local inspections, revealed overcharges for snacks, beverages, toiletries,…