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To scan or not too scan...? What do shoppers really want from their checkout experience? 🛒 My latest blog on Good Sense Research digs back into the #selfcheckout debate off the back of the bold decision from Booths to remove self-checkouts from 26 of their 28 stores and how this contrasts with the opposite direction Tesco have taken. Also the importance of knowing your consumer which Booths MD Nigel Murray has put front & centre. On that note, we put the debate to our Good Sense consumer community panel to discover whether consumers prefer manned or self-checkouts 🛍️ Check out the full blog here and let me know your thoughts & preferences: https://lnkd.in/gb_yUM_J 👨💻 Personally, there is no way on Earth I would ever do a big shop on a self scan! Top ups yes but not a full trolley! 😬 #selfcheckout #mannedcheckouts #supermarkets #consumerbehaviour #insights #marketresearch #researchagency #fmcg #fmcgindustry

Following a dialogue with the European Commission and the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network, Vinted improved pricing information and transparency for consumers on its website and mobile app. The changes to the versions of Vinted's website and app that are directed to EU/EEA consumers include: - Informing consumers upfront about the total price of goods offered for sale on Vinted, including the so-called ‘buyer protection fee', which is added automatically to every purchase. - Removing misleading advertisements that create the impression that purchases on Vinted are free of charges. - Informing consumers more clearly on the process to claim a refund under Vinted's ‘buyer protection' policy if their purchase does not arrive at its destination. - More transparent and detailed information on Vinted's counterfeit review process, including the steps consumers must take to claim a refund in case their purchase turns out to be counterfeit. - More transparent and detailed information on the identity verification process that consumers must go through when they want to sell second-hand goods on Vinted, in particular, on the documents and information that they must submit. - Informing consumers more clearly about Vinted's review policy, including how average user ratings are calculated, the difference between automated reviews and user-generated reviews, as well as how users can report suspicious reviews. This coordinated action of the CPC Network was led by the Valstybinė vartotojų teisių apsaugos tarnyba | State Consumer Rights Protection Authority of Lithuania. #consumerprotection #CPC #enforcement

Introduction: Hello and welcome to JH2 Healthy Vending. We are glad you are here with us today. This means you’ve made a choice for yourselves, or your employees to investigate the world of “Healthy Vending”. We are here to help. JH2 Healthy Vending is a Healthy and Traditional vending service source supported by industry top vending machine companies that have been in the business for over 20 years. Using their time-tested business model, we will successfully support your various needs for healthy or traditional vending needs, to keep you and your team fresh, motivated and efficient. JH2 Vending offers the flexibility to meet the needs of traditional vending products while also focusing on Healthy food options, from quick snacks and beverages, to complete, easy-to-prepare meals. About: We are a local team that will be available 24/7 to respond to you and your team’s needs. We are based in the western Wayne County area of Michigan with the “reach” to support Oakland, Washtenaw and Livingston Counties and can support other areas if the customer desire exists. As a small, female-owned start up business, we are excited to grow with you. Holly and Jeff Haller are the owners and are native Michiganders. We understand the “reach” area, having lived here most of our lives, and also having experienced international business needs in prior careers. Holly has been a professional within the automotive industry, and a successful home manager for more than 30 years, having raised three adult children. Jeff has been in the manufacturing world since 1985, having worked in the USA, Mexico and Europe. We definitely understand your employee needs for ease, efficiency, convenience and error-free purchases. We want to bring those elements to your team, with the energy of a new start up and dedicated service excellence. Machines: JH2 Vending utilizes the most up to date, brand-new machines, made in the USA. Our machines utilize the latest technology available to ensure convenience, satisfaction of sale and error-free purchases. Our combo vending machine is specifically designed with health-conscious consumers in mind. Features: • Payment System includes an electronic coin changer and bill acceptor/validator (Optional) • Vends candy, chips, pastries, snacks, and drinks • Oversized product bin for larger products • Easy-to-read digital display • Braille equipped telephone type keypad • Electronic controller with LED display • Intuitive interface with jackpot giveaway settings and value/meal deals • Equipped with vend detection system that re-credits or refunds if no product • Large push door for oversized products • Electronic coin changer and bill validator

It's great to see the notion of digital vulnerability gaining serious attention. We've been working with this concept since (at least) 2017 in Brazil, exploring its potential practical implications. By law, all consumers are vulnerable here, but some are more - those with aggravated vulnerability. In the digital realm, the logic is pretty much the same, even if they are not consumers: all natural persons (data/AI subjects) are vulnerable, and some are more than others. The appropriated question for the digital dimension is not the “who”, but the “when” and the “why” - and what to do with these answers is a challenge to be adressed multidisciplinarily.

The Grocery Commission has launched a digital tool allowing users to anonymously report concerns or misconduct in the supermarket industry without fear of retaliation! Sounds like something from a movie but it's right here in NZ. And yes, it is necessary. 🚨 The ‘whistleblower’ tool uses the WhistleB system that incorporates data security and privacy, as well as encrypts the data and information provided. 🚨 The Grocery Commission is interested in hearing information from suppliers, major supermarkets, new and expanding retailers, or any other stakeholders, and any concerns they have about trading behaviour. 🚨The sector duopoly has been rife for decades with tales and truths of bullying behaviour and/or over-exerting their power. I worked for years in one of the duopoly and then indirectly with the other over the past 2.5 decades. I recall many decisions both incredibly positive and negative where the businesses used their strength for the better of the customer as well as their own competitive benefit. But it went both ways. Suppliers have also used their clout the manage new entrants and protect markets. It seems extreme but, remember we are a country with a population the size of Sydney. Everyone knows everyone and the wind carries voices. - Where you can hop on a plane and play the game of two degrees of separation with the person in the seat next to you and be connected within minutes. - A highly competitive industry where we would cover the "mailers" (back in the day of print) in black plastic so someone handling the print didn't see the price on bananas and tell the competition (I am still yet to meet a logistics person who received backhanders to find out the price of mince, bananas or coke yet If you know one connect me). Nice move Grocery Commission.

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CUTS International Comments on Draft Guidelines on Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns The Ministry Of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution (MCA), Food and Public Distribution had invited comments and suggestions on the draft guidelines on Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023.  Expresses its gratitude to MCA and has submitted its comments on has submitted its comments on proposed guidelines while also highlighting certain preliminary comments as suggestions that can be included in the guidelines. CUTS comments are attached herewith and can also be accessed here (https://lnkd.in/dTeDcB6f). Following recommendations are made: The guidelines apply to all platforms, systemically offering goods and services in the country, advertisers, and sellers as stated under guideline 3 The guidelines’ application on specific issues of dark patterns in various sectors such as e-commerce, telecom, social media platforms, fin-tech etc. need to be established and elaborated upon. For this purpose, industry specific research should be supported and subsidised by the government.  Under Guideline 4 it is prohibited for any person including platforms to engage in dark patterns. The guideline is straight- jacketed and lacks a graded approach. It would be beneficial to understand the degrees of engagements and possible outcomes of the same. Voluntary disclosure on account of online platforms and users and enforceable transparency measures can keep consumers safe. Clause (vi): The definition of interface interference can include ethical designs that can improve the overall framework on dark patterns and its regulations. 5. Clause (vii): The definition of Bait and Switch as provided in the guidelines can be elaborated upon. ASCI has been addressing such issues through its existing code on misleading ads.  For any clarifications/further details, please feel free to contact Arima Pankaj (apjs@cuts.org). Pradeep Mehta Arima Pankaj Neelanjana Sharma Amol Kulkarni Ujjwal Kumar Asheef Iqubbal Krishaank Jugiani

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