You remember, cursing yourself, that you are out of Tylenol. You squint at your phone and order more, selecting the quickest ...

Consumers may be unknowingly facing higher prices for the same products thanks to a controversial practice called ...

A new study from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is shedding light on "surveillance pricing," a growing practice in which online retailers "rapidly" adjust pricing based on the movements and ...

Per Bedoya’s statement, in which he described Ferguson as “uninterested in the challenges that regular human beings face,” he ...

FTC investigates surveillance pricing, where companies use personal data to offer different prices for products.

On January 17, 2025, the staff at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released their first results from the FTC’s Surveillance Pricing market ...

raising concerns about the use of what they termed “surveillance pricing.” The FTC found that as many as 250 different businesses, including grocery stores, apparel, health and beauty ...

"Chairman Ferguson could have done any number of things to actually lower the cost of living and create opportunities for American businesses and workers," said one Democratic FTC commissioner. "He ...

The Federal Trade Commission late last week issued its preliminary “surveillance pricing” report, which examined the hidden techniques companies can use when determining how much to charge ...

raising concerns about the use of what they termed “surveillance pricing.” The FTC found that as many as 250 different businesses, including grocery stores, apparel, health and beauty ...

Major retailers can tailor prices based on customer data including location, demographics or shopping history, the U.S.