Checking Out the Grocery Prices News | August 26, 2024 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy The Wisconsin Grocers Association is pushing back on claims of price gouging from VP Kamala Harris. The Grocers released an open letter last week saying inflation, not grocery stores, is to blame for the high prices that people are paying. The letter says the inflation from the COVID outbreak is now ‘baked-in’ to the price on the shelf. The grocers say local grocery stores work on razor-thin margins, and the idea that they are gouging customers is nothing but campaign rhetoric.