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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Chelsie Napiza

Walmart's AI Pricing Plan Could Let Prices Shift Hourly Based On Demand, Inventory And Customer Behaviour

Walmart is fitting its 4,600 US stores with AI-linked digital shelf labels that can update the price of any of its 120,000 products within minutes, stoking a national debate over whether the world's largest retailer is quietly building the infrastructure for demand-based surge pricing.

The retailer confirmed in December 2024 that it had extended its contract with digital label provider VusionGroup to cover all of its US stores by the end of 2026, accelerating a rollout that began with a single pilot supercenter in Grapevine, Texas.

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