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|Founded=1916-01-30 | |Founded=1916-01-30 | ||
|Industry=Grocery | |Industry=Grocery | ||
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|Website=https://www.wegmans.com | |Website=https://www.wegmans.com | ||
|Description=American supermarket chain with 114 stores in nine states and the District of Columbia. | |Description=American supermarket chain with 114 stores in nine states and the District of Columbia. | ||
|CompanyAlias=Rochester Fruit and Vegetable Company}}[[wikipedia:Wegmans|Wegmans]] is an American supermarket chain headquartered in Rochester, NY, with stores across the east coast. With over 110 locations and over 54,000 employees, they make $12.5 billion in annual sales<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-16 |title=About Us - Wegmans |url=https://www.wegmans.com/about-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/pMt3J |archive-date=2026-03-16 |access-date=2026-03-16 |website=Wegmans}}</ref>. | |CompanyAlias=Rochester Fruit and Vegetable Company}}[[wikipedia:Wegmans|Wegmans]] is an American supermarket chain headquartered in Rochester, NY, with stores across the east coast. With over 110 locations and over 54,000 employees, they make $12.5 billion in annual sales<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-16 |title=About Us - Wegmans |url=https://www.wegmans.com/about-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/pMt3J |archive-date=2026-03-16 |access-date=2026-03-16 |website=Wegmans}}</ref>. | ||
In January 2026, several Wegmans stores in New York City (NYC) have implemented facial recognition systems. As of January 12, many of the implementation details of this data collection are unclear. Stores outside of NYC may have facial recognition systems that are undisclosed, and little information is known about how long biometric data is retained and how it is being secured. | |||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
=== | ===Biometric data collection (''2024-2026'')=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Wegmans collects customers' biometric data}} | ||
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article). | Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article). | ||
===Example incident two (''date'')=== | ===Example incident two (''date'')=== | ||