Price Stickers on Grocery Items Going Away

It's Labor Day weekend.  A nice 3-day holiday for many.  School will start, or has started for some.  We all now that change is in the air, especially here in Michigan.  Have you noticed a slight change at the grocery store?

A new Michigan law repealing the price-tag requirement is taking effect yesterday, September 1st.

WZZM says the law means price tags are no longer are required on most retail items in stores.  Governor Snyder had urged the legislature to get rid of tags saying they were unnecessary and discouraged new business.

Unions fear job losses because stores won't need workers to put tags on items. The law does require prices to be displayed close to the item.

At Grand Rapids' Parkside Marketplace Thursday, owner Charlie Fischer conceded he may need fewer workers as a result of the law.   In a business with a 2% profit margin, he says any savings will help his little store survive.  "Unfortunately, somebody's gonna be out of a job" he said.

Mark Brewer, Michigan's democratic party chairman, said the item-pricing repeal "is a jobs killer and puts consumers at risk."

Massachusetts is the only other state with an item-pricing law, althought it was less comprehensive than Michigan's.