Overview
- Greens parliamentary leader Katharina Dröge outlined a proposal requiring large supermarket chains to feed live prices into a comparison app, with small retailers able to opt in.
- The package includes authority to curb supermarket profit margins during crises, citing added markups when prices rise.
- Clear labeling of reduced package sizes would be mandated so shoppers can see when and by how much contents were shrunk.
- The proposal seeks to ban purchases below production costs to help farmers cover expenses and counters further concentration among retail groups.
- Existing comparison apps remain voluntary and data-hungry, and unit prices already appear on shelf labels, while the Greens’ plan has not been enacted into law.