Stop & Shop Hit With Bait-and-Switch Pricing Suit Over Oranges

Aug. 12, 2024, 10:10 PM UTC

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC deceptively advertised a family-size bag of navel oranges for less on its website than it sold for at the same time in stores, a consumer alleged in a proposed class action.

The in-store prices were “approximately $3.00 higher than the prices advertised on the website,” the complaint filed Aug. 9 in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts said. The websites prices were “clearly communicated as prices for in-store purchases as well as online purchases.”

Stop & Shop didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Lead plaintiff James Williams alleged ...

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