Surge pricing your groceries: What could go wrong? | CNN Business

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There’s nothing new about surge pricing, or “dynamic pricing” as industry proponents call it.

When everyone wants tulips at the same time, tulip sellers raise prices. When consumers have moved on to some other fad flower and you’re left with a glut of tulips, prices go down. Anyone who’s ever hailed an Uber after a Taylor Swift show or booked a flight for the week

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