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Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

The Business Strategy That Could Drive Up Your Grocery Bill, and Trump’s $12 Billion Bailout

Plus, a big Hollywood battle just got messier.

© Rachel Bujalski for The New York Times

In tests in four U.S. cities, nearly 200 volunteers checked prices on 20 grocery items on Instacart. They found differences in item after item.

Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ

9 December 2025 at 19:00
The findings are the latest example of how the notion of a single price is breaking down in the digital age, a trend economists say could be pushing up some prices.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

In tests in four cities across the country, nearly 200 volunteers checked prices on 20 grocery items on Instacart. They found differences in item after item.
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