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Retailers push back as committee hears discussion of limiting same‑day staple price increases
Summary
Assembly Bill 5620, which would bar retail food stores from increasing the retail price of a staple food item more than once per day, drew opposition from convenience stores, food councils and chambers that cited enforcement, definition and unintended‑consequence concerns; the item was discussed only and no vote was taken.
Assembly Bill 5620, which would prohibit a retail food store from increasing the retail price of a staple food item more than once a day, was the subject of an extended discussion in committee but not a vote.
Industry witnesses, including the New Jersey Gas & Convenience Store Association and the New Jersey Food Council, urged the committee not to move the bill in…
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