Walmart facing lawsuit over 'deceptive and unfair pricing practices'

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Walmart is facing a class-action lawsuit over "deceptive and unfair pricing practices" on groceries after a federal appeals court reversed a lower court's decision on June 3, according to court documents.

The plaintiff, Yoram Kahn, claims the retail giant has taken advantage of consumers with their price discrepancies and says while they are small, they "add up to hundreds of millions of dollars each year."

"Kahn alleges that Walmart is aware of these discrepancies between shelf prices and register prices and that its unfair and deceptive pricing practices are pervasive and continuous," the lawsuit said.

Kahn alleges he shopped at a Walmart in Niles, Illinois, on August 2, 2022. Relying on the marked prices on the shelves, he decided what to purchase.

Once he went to check out, Kahn scanned 15 items and later learned the price of six of the 15 items scanned had 10 to 15 percent markups above the shelf prices, the lawsuit said.

"In total, Kahn paid Walmart $1.89 in overcharges on these six items, nearly seven percent of the pretax total of his bill," they said. "Small...