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Walgreens CEO Distressed to Learn That Locking Everything Up Keeps People From Buying It (futurism.com)

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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I believe it's just lazy loss prevention targeting items that go missing frequently.

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I’m sure it’s straight up based on inventory discrepancies but still dystopian that people need to steal underwear. Walmart should just work it into their charitable donations fund.

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago

We're talking about the company that insists their employees to use food stamps.