10%? Most grocery stores operate with a profit margin under 3%. The only way New York grocery stores could survive this would be an across the board price increase of at least 10%.
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Yes. New York Assembly Bill A11501, introduced on May 28, 2026, by Assemblywoman Nikki Lucas (D-Brooklyn), would require food retail establishments (supermarkets, grocery stores, or other food retailers) that offer self-service checkout to reduce the price of any goods purchased through a self-checkout kiosk by 10%.
The bill amends the General Business Law and defines a self-service checkout as an automated process allowing a customer to scan, bag, and pay without human assistance. It applies to goods bought via those kiosks at qualifying food retailers (which can include stores like Target or Walmart that sell food). It was referred to the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee but did not advance before the legislative session ended; it would need reintroduction and passage in a future session to become law.
Lucas’s stated rationale is that self-checkout shifts traditional employee work (scanning, bagging, payment) onto customers, generating savings for retailers that should be shared with shoppers for fairness. Coverage from outlets including the New York Post, Forbes, and others confirms the details of the proposal. It is not a statewide mandate on every retailer or every item outside the defined food retail context, and it has not been enacted.
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