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Report Says Retailers May Have Exaggerated Theft Claims (www.entrepreneur.com)

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[–] wetnoodle@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I work at a target and if anything, they're actively encouraging theft. We used to have a secure lockup for electronics and they just rebuilt it to be an aisle you can climb into in a minute. Yet they complain there's nothing they can do 🤦

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Having to search a store and wait for someone to open up locks is a pain in the ass and drives away customers.

[–] Cjwii@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

This. I would much rather wait 2-3 days for an item to be delivered from Amazon or something than spend 5 minutes awkwardly trying to get someone's attention to unlock a stupid case.

[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I also suspect that they mark up the prices for goods they encourage to be stolen. I was in a Walgreens and saw some Stridex pads for $22 (they go for around $4.50 on Amazon). That way if it gets stolen they can claim huge losses.

[–] Master@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So here is the facts about this. Worked at walmart and 4 pallets of aluminum foil were never delivered. Same pallet on 3 reorders.

So management raised the price to like 5 bucks a roll when they sell for 99 cents. Ran it that way for a month then marked the lost pallets as shrinkage.