Scanner errors cost consumers up to $2.5 billion each year. Sept. 13, 2010 — -- Each year, consumers lose $1 billion to $2.5 billion dollars because of scanner errors. Even though sometimes ...

A dollar store and convenience store in Charlotte were fined by North Carolina state inspectors. JC MILHET Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images State inspectors fined two Charlotte stores for repeated ...

Two businesses in Charlotte were fined recently by the state for errors with their price-scanning systems. Both businesses were also fined earlier in the year, after inspectors found that prices ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. NC inspectors fined Raleigh Target for July and August price-scan overcharges. Store recorded 11% ...

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AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. 11 North Carolina stores were fined for price scanning errors in early 2025. Family Dollar and Dollar General locations received the ...

11 North Carolina stores were fined for price scanning errors in early 2025. Family Dollar and Dollar General locations received the highest total penalties. State inspectors flagged stores with over ...

Eleven stores in eight counties, including one in Kernersville, were fined by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division for price scanning errors during the second ...

BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) - A local Dollar General is one of 11 stores in North Carolina that were fined for price scanning errors, according to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ ...

Eleven stores in eight counties, including one in Burlington, were fined by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division for price scanning errors during the second ...

A Lexington convenience store was fined by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division for price scanning errors during the first quarter of 2025. “We inspect stores ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — What happens when you see the sale price on the shelf, but that price doesn't match when you get to the register? Most of the time, it means you're either overcharged or ...