After flunking three of the four inspections conducted by state consumer protection officials, Shaw's supermarkets had to fork over $8,000 in fines, according to Mitch Lipka, Consumer Alert blogger for The Boston Globe.
The inspections were conducted to see if markets complied with a new pricing law, under which stores can apply for waivers to avoid item pricing, as long as scanners are provided to customers.
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Officials found that three of the four Shaw's didn't have those scanners available, said the post in the Globe. Shaw's can expect further inspections, according to the Division of Standards.
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