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[janice shell]

Hush and consider this, which threatens YOUR life much more directly:

Walmart Is Bringing the Grocery Aisle to ChatGPT — and It Might Change How We Shop for Food
The retailer’s move could make supermarket runs as easy as sending a text — no app, no cart, just a chat.

By Stephanie Gravalese

Published on October 17, 2025

https://www.foodandwine.com/walmart-chatgpt-open-ai-partnership-11831570?hid=fad5c526ddce274b179d9d966a74cb9d69b23514&did=19978419-20251019&utm_campaign=faw-top10_newsletter&utm_source=faw&utm_medium=email&utm_content=101925&lctg=fad5c526ddce274b179d9d966a74cb9d69b23514&lr_input=aefeb373510efb98d7a8451c2d58a49ba275040c17bf3c0b66e2567b82c1507d

Sounds like a nightmare:

Pricing raises another question. A report from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management notes that retailers such as Kroger and Walmart have introduced electronic shelf labels — digital tags that update prices automatically. The technology brings new concerns about how dynamic pricing might reach the grocery aisle. If AI tools respond to real-time demand as ride-share or travel apps do, will prices climb during peak holidays or dinner hours? The familiar grocery circular, the cadence of weekly sales, and seasonal discounts may eventually disappear.

Yep! That's what everyone wants to deal with!