https://fortune.com/2025/01/14/walgreens-ceo-anti-shoplifting-backfired-locks-reduce-sales/

  • d_cagno [he/him]
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    1 day ago

    I always figured the playbook was something like:

    1. Cut staffing (and save $$$)
    2. Shrinkage increases due to fewer staff
    3. Construct a narrative around rising crime, of which locking up products is a part
    4. Get more cops

    Congratulations, you've successfully shifted costs of protecting your property on the public!