date:Jun 18, 2014
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. are among six major retailers that reached an agreement with New Yorks attorney general to add information to websites and mobile applications that will allow shoppers to compare prices by unit.
The retailers, along with Walgreen Co., online grocer FreshDirect, CVS Caremark Corp. and Drugstore.com, agreed to put the unit prices on the Web-based shopping platforms within nine months, said New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.
While some