Summary
Perris is requiring grocery stores to replace candy and soda at checkout with healthier options, a first-of-its-kind local rule. The idea is to make the easy grab on your way out a better one. It could reshape impulse purchases and public health at the register.
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Impact analysis
Stores may spend a little to rearrange checkout and could lose some candy-and-soda impulse sales, while the city hopes to save on diet-related health costs later.
Shoppers—especially kids and anyone trying to avoid temptation—get an easier healthy default at checkout.
Candy and soda sellers—and shoppers who liked grabbing a treat at the register—could feel the pinch.
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