shrinkflation

From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices. It’s dubbed “shrinkflation,” and it’s accelerating worldwide.

You may not realize it, but you could be getting less for your money when you buy some products. Meghan Block of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is a mother of three, the CEO of BostonMoms.com and the grocery shopper in the family. “Honestly, our grocery budget is through the roof,” said Block. “We couldn’t decide if that was a product of...