Elizabeth Warren just accused Kroger of price gouging as 'families struggle to pay to put food on the table'

Elizabeth Warren (Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)

Elizabeth Warren is targeting one of the biggest supermarket chains in the U.S. over potential price-gouging. 

In a recent letter, the Massachusetts lawmaker and fellow Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania charged that Kroger’s transition to electronic shelving labels (ESLs) could allow it and other chains to dynamically price groceries, creating scarcity around essential goods by pricing them “like airline tickets.”