Pricing mistakes at the grocery store can be easy to miss, especially when shoppers rush through the aisles and must work harder to keep their budgets in check.
But an Ohio-focused analysis suggests those mistakes at Kroger may be more common than many customers realize — and that they benefit the company far more often than the shopper, the Ohio Capital Journal reported.
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A report from the Center for Responsible Food Business found that government inspections of Kroger stores in the Buckeye State repeatedly uncovered pricing problems, with overcharges showing up nearly three times as often as undercharges.
The Center for Responsible Food Business, a nonprofit focused on ethical practices in the food industry, said that 15% of 389 pricing inspections at 101 Kroger locations across nine Ohio jurisdictions from 2022 to mid-2026 ended in failure…