Massport and MarketPlace said they would begin spot checks on pricing at Logan International Airport retailers after a local TV media outlet investigation found retailers were charging more than the 15% markup allowed by Massport.
Boston 25 News conducted an investigation over two months across several terminals. Their investigative report documented multiple instances of prices exceeding the 15% limit relative to comparable prices in the Boston neighborhoods surveyed by MarketPlace.
MarketPlace, which manages concessions for Massport, told Boston 25 News it sets its pricing at Logan based on street pricing data from downtown Boston, Seaport, Copley Square, and Newbury Street, all of which align with the city’s more expensive commercial districts…