Grocery shopping across the United States is beginning to feel different for many households, and the reason often sits quietly on store shelves. Familiar products that once lasted weeks now seem to ...

Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses the impact of the size of packaging on the actual cost of the food item with University of Massachusetts Amherst's Christian Rojas. Professor ...

It’s the inflation you’re not supposed to see. From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices. It’s dubbed ...

Shrinkflation is less frequent than assumed; average package sizes are shrinking over time. Smaller packages and unit price laws affect consumers' perception and detection of value. Large retailers ...