At the Wegmans where I shop the Wegmans brand products tend to be more prominently displayed than the “name” brands. This is obviously intended to make customers more likely to grab a Wegmans brand off the shelf, and, at least in my case, it often works.
You may be thinking so what, but many in DC think federal government should outlaw this type of “preferencing.” They think it is unfair for stores to try to encourage customers to abandon name-brand products in favor of the store’s own goods.
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