Walgreens recently opened a store where most of the stuff is locked up and only available upon request. I guess they’ve decided to forget the proceeds from browsing and impulse buying in favor of a crackdown on shoplifting.
I wonder if the other places where you pick out your purchases and take them to the check out line will follow Walgreens? That would be a dramatic shift indeed.
Costco has a good approach. They have an employee who takes your receipt and checks it against what’s in your cart as you leave the store.
Is shoplifting an epidemic now? I wonder if it is the more respectable way of expressing economic despair? More than carjacking or a hold up?
There’s certainly a lot of despair on display in my “good” neighborhood: The lines for food everyday in front of the food pantry next door. The people who wait for a handout at my McDonald’s or any stoplight on a busy street.
Walgreens made the national news. I guess it touched a nerve.
If customers continue to shop at Walgreens, I imagine other stores will follow suit. We shall see.
ReplyDeleteThis hasn’t happened at my Walgreens, so I wonder if it is a regional problem. My Walgreens is in a country setting, serving established neighborhoods.
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