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Walmart Vows No Personal Data Used for Pricing Amid Digital Label Rollout
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News18•28-09-2026, 02:00
Walmart Vows No Personal Data Used for Pricing Amid Digital Label Rollout
- •Walmart CEO John Furner assured customers that the retailer will not use personal information like income or shopping history to set prices, now or in the future.
- •The pledge addresses growing concerns from shoppers, consumer advocates, and lawmakers regarding the rollout of digital price labels in stores.
- •Digital price labels allow stores to change prices instantly from a central computer, replacing manual paper tag changes.
- •Furner stated that Walmart's AI shopping assistant, Sparky, will also adhere to this promise, ensuring it doesn't raise prices or hide cheaper options.
- •Walmart aims to maintain its "every day low prices" model, with price changes occurring due to savings or increased costs, not personalized data.
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Walmart CEO John Furner assured customers that the retailer does not use personal information such as income, shopping history, or willingness to pay to set prices, and promised it will not do so in the future.
Walmart is introducing electronic shelf tags to help change prices consistently and match what rings up at checkout, while also saving workers time and reducing labor costs compared to manual paper tags.
The Federal Trade Commission warned companies that the practice of personalized pricing could violate consumer protection laws and issued a bulletin requiring businesses to disclose how personal information is used to set prices.
