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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 37 MIN

How supermarkets learn about your shopping habits and predicting floods

from Behind the Story · host RTÉ News

Supermarkets are increasingly using information about customer shopping habits to develop new pricing structures and influence how you shop. Consumer journalist Caitriona Redmond joins Fran for a chat about dynamic pricing, robots and AI shopping trolleys. Later, Environment correspondent, George Lee speak to Fran about a new flood prediction app that uses publicly available information to predict where flooding will occur. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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