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Greece Launches PosoKanei Platform for Price Comparisons
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Greece Launches PosoKanei Platform for Price Comparisons

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Greece has launched a new digital platform, PosoKanei.gov.gr, to help consumers compare prices of essential goods.
  • The platform, available as a website and mobile app, provides updated price information from various retailers.
  • It aims to inform consumers, enabling them to make purchasing decisions based on data, rather than directly reducing prices.

Greece has introduced a new digital tool, PosoKanei.gov.gr, designed to empower consumers by providing a platform for comparing prices of essential goods. Despina Tsangari, the governor of the Independent Authority for Market Control and Consumer Protection, clarified that the platform serves as an informational resource rather than a price reduction mechanism.

The PosoKanei platform, accessible via a website and mobile applications for both Android and iOS, aggregates and presents up-to-date price data from numerous retailers. Tsangari emphasized that the tool does not dictate purchasing choices but equips citizens with the necessary information to make informed decisions. The system currently includes approximately 10,000 product codes, which are updated daily by retail chains to ensure accuracy and transparency.

The platform 'PosoKanei' is a new, useful digital tool that facilitates citizens' access to information about product prices.

— Despina TsangariGovernor of the Independent Authority for Market Control and Consumer Protection on the new price comparison platform.

Users can search for products by name or barcode and compare prices across different retailers. The platform also offers a price history feature, allowing consumers to track price fluctuations over time. Major retail chains such as Galaxias, Sklavenitis, and Lidl are among those whose prices are included, with data collected either directly from the chains or through automated web crawling. The platform categorizes products into six main groups, based on data provided by Circana, with plans to expand the database with more product codes and categories.

It gives the citizen the ability to decide with data.

— Despina TsangariGovernor of the Independent Authority for Market Control and Consumer Protection on the platform's purpose.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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