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Re: 'Maybe we cried too much' over shoplifting, Walgreens executive says

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Post by sobkas » Mon, Jan 09, 2023, 11:45 PM UTC

j0hnyl wrote: post #18

prottog wrote: post #2

Funny. They closed stores and put in annoying security measures in high-theft locations and shrinkage dropped, and now they're walking it back a little bit because the additional security measures are costing them money in expenses and lost sales.

My local rite aid keeps the ice cream fridge and soaps (among other things) locked. There's no way this actually helps them. It might make more sense to just not carry these products if they're being stolen so much.

> My local rite aid keeps the ice cream fridge and soaps (among other things) locked. There's no way this actually helps them. It might make more sense to just not carry these products if they're being stolen so much.

An you have invented a dollar store, welcome to food desert without nutritional food and most necessary items.

Re: 'Maybe we cried too much' over shoplifting, Walgreens executive says

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Post by eyelidlessness » Mon, Jan 09, 2023, 11:45 PM UTC

Both of the local Walgreens I frequented previously, have just stopped… stocking stuff seemingly arbitrarily? Like lots of it. If you want milk, you’ll get whatever they have in stock or nothing at all. I don’t think they were being robbed of milk. But a broken window and you’re lucky if you can find milk is what they’ve decided to do. Same goes for a bunch of other products not being stolen en masse in any timeframe.

Re: 'Maybe we cried too much' over shoplifting, Walgreens executive says

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Post by j0hnyl » Tue, Jan 10, 2023, 3:40 PM UTC

sobkas wrote: post #31

j0hnyl wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My local rite aid keeps the ice cream fridge and soaps (among other things) locked. There's no way this actually helps them. It might make more sense to just not carry these products if they're being stolen so much.

> My local rite aid keeps the ice cream fridge and soaps (among other things) locked. There's no way this actually helps them. It might make more sense to just not carry these products if they're being stolen so much. An you have invented a dollar store, welcome to food desert without nutritional food and most necessary items.

Is ice cream nutritional food?

I live in a big city and my point is that no is waiting around to chase down the one person working so that they can unlock the cabinet/fridge for them. Often there's not even anyone to be found to do so. I can get soap across the street at the corner store in two seconds. I can get ice cream at the grocery store where it's not locked up.