Grocery prices affect every Pennsylvanian. It's no secret that the cost of food has increased in this Commonwealth. Soon, I will introduce legislation to stop practices that raise grocery prices for my neighbors.
 
Many Pennsylvania shoppers who ordered groceries in the past could have been unknowingly part of widespread AI-driven experiments where identical products are priced differently for each customer. This strategy, commonly referred to as “dynamic pricing,” involves adjusting prices in real time or near real time based on fluctuating market factors such as demand and timing, often using algorithmic or AI-based systems. In some cases, this difference was as high as 23 percent. Dynamic pricing occurred at several of the nation’s largest grocery stores.

Dynamic pricing is often hidden from consumers, who only see the prices on physical tags. With the introduction of digital price tags on grocery shelves, companies can instantly change prices. For example, the price of milk might go up during Sunday morning shopping but be lower at night.

Milk should cost the same whether your grandmother is buying it at 8 am or your child is running to the store at 6. The purpose of dynamic pricing is to charge you more. This legislation will stop that. 

I will soon introduce a ban on dynamic pricing on essential goods like groceries to protect my neighbors from exploitative pricing practices.