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New Jersey Bans Surveillance Pricing, Pauses Shelf Labels

7/27/2026

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Governor Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey signed Fair Price Protection Act banning surveillance pricing that uses shoppers’ activity, location and purchase history.
The act pauses electronic shelf label rollouts for one year while the New Jersey Innovation Authority studies their impact.
United Food and Commercial Workers International vice-president Ademola Oyefeso said the moratorium protects shoppers and jobs, making New Jersey the third state after Maryland and Connecticut to ban pricing.

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Governor Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey signed Fair Price Protection Act banning surveillance pricing that uses shoppers’ activity, location and purchase history.
The act pauses electronic shelf label rollouts for one year while the New Jersey Innovation Authority studies their impact.
United Food and Commercial Workers International vice-president Ademola Oyefeso said the moratorium protects shoppers and jobs, making New Jersey the third state after Maryland and Connecticut to ban pricing.