World & BusinessWalmart patents new ways to use technology to help set prices
Two experts tell Fortune the filings describe setting prices for items rather than individual shoppers. Walmart denies using personal data to set prices, the magazine reports.
TLDR
Walmart has patented new ways to use technology to help set prices, Fortune reports. The filings mention purchase data, but two experts cited by the magazine say they describe setting prices for items rather than individual shoppers. Walmart denies using personal data to set prices, according to the report.
Walmart patents new ways to use technology to help set prices
Two experts tell Fortune the filings describe setting prices for items rather than individual shoppers. Walmart denies using personal data to set prices, the magazine reports.
TLDR
Walmart has patented new ways to use technology to help set prices, Fortune reports. The filings mention purchase data, but two experts cited by the magazine say they describe setting prices for items rather than individual shoppers. Walmart denies using personal data to set prices, according to the report.
