Michigan says goodbye to an old friend today — one, who in the view of many, overstayed his welcome — the ubiquitous item price sticker.
A 33-year-old requirement that almost everything sold in the state be adorned with an individual price tag ends Sep. 1, the result of legislation passed early this year at the urging of Gov. Rick Snyder.
Snyder and other advocates for repeal said Michigan's item-pricing law, the strictest in the nation, was a relic of an era that was slowing innovation and adding more than $2 billion a year in costs to consumers. Defenders of the old law said repeal would sow frustration and anger among shoppers, result in layoffs for store clerks, and doubted that consumer savings would follow.
Tom Scott, vice president of the Michigan Retailers Association, said Wednesday he doesn't expect much drama when the stores open today.
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