Bill 259: Clear Grocery Pricing Act

This bill directly affects grocery retailers and food merchants in Nova Scotia — think supermarkets, discount food stores, and specialty food shops that sell packaged goods, produce, or beverages for people to take home. If you run a store with weekly flyers, loyalty card programs, or bundle deals (like '2 for $5'), you'll need to update your shelf labels, point-of-sale displays, and promotional signage to show both the regular price and the sale price clearly, and ensure loyalty pricing is not displayed in larger print than the standard price. Merchants who use customer data — purchase history, location, browsing habits — to offer personalized pricing will have to stop that practice entirely, even if customers have consented. The rules apply whether you're a small independent grocer or a large chain, though larger retailers with sophisticated digital pricing systems or data-driven loyalty platforms will likely face the most significant operational changes.