Leading Retailers Join Initiative Seeking To Display Prices Of Products Sold Online

Some of the largest supermarkets and drugstores in the United States agreed to post prices of their products on their websites and mobile apps. Promoted by the office of New York’s attorney general Eric T. Schneiderman, the initiative includes leading retailers Walmart, CVS and Costco; however, online retail giant Amazon.com refused to participate in the initiative. At present, 19 states and the District of Columbia require stores to display the prices of products they sell.