Grocery pricing and politics are converging again following a letter sent to The Kroger Co. by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Robert P. Casey, Jr.  (D-Pa.). In that Aug. 5 correspondence addressed to Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen, the lawmakers questioned the retailer’s use of electronic shelf labels (ESLs). Kroger first launched ESLs in 2018 and has expanded usage to more U.S. locations in the ensuing years.

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