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Mandatory Unit Pricing At Supermarkets In
The Works
Come next year supermarkets have to inform
in more detail the price of each item on
their store shelf. The change will be based
on an initiative by the Ministerio de
Economía which forces supermarkets to better
inform the public.
If and when the initiative is adopted,
supermarkets will have to inform the public
not only on the final price of the product
by also on the unit cost. For instance, the
pricing label for a can of tuna should also
include the cost per gram or the cost per
kilo for a bag of rice, in addition to the
final price of the item.
Some retailers like Pricesmart already do
that, not out of mandatory regulation, but
to inform the public in comparing prices.
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