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HANDS OFF: Walgreens unveils new anti-theft kiosk at redesigned Chicago store to combat organized re
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HANDS OFF: Walgreens unveils new anti-theft kiosk at redesigned Chicago store to combat organized retail crime
Thursday, June 08, 2023 by: Laura Harris
(Natural News) Walgreens has unveiled new anti-theft measures at its redesigned store in Chicago as a solution to rising retail crime, but customers are complaining of being unable to shop for themselves.
Company executives made significant changes to their stores to prevent thefts which have been on the rise in retail outlets, with big box stores like Walgreens being the main targets due to how easy it is to steal from them.
At one Walgreens store at 2 East Roosevelt in downtown Chicago, the entire store was completely redesigned in a way where there are just two short aisles where customers are allowed to shop for themselves. These aisles of “touchable merchandise” consist mostly of food and drinks in a “Grab & Go Snacks” section as well as other so-called “essentials.”
The rest of the store has been placed behind staffed counters where customers can shop through a digital kiosk system. Here, customers can select the items they wish to purchase. After making their choices, shoppers proceed to the checkout counter, where an employee retrieves their selected products. This system has also been adopted in the store’s pharmacy section.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-06-08-walgreens-unveils-new-anti-theft-kiosk-store.html
Fishrrman:
Next up:
Laws that will prohibit the stocking of merchandise "behind glass and out of reach" of the customers.
Along with additional complimentary legislation (similar to that which just passed in California) that bars store employees from stopping shoplifters, under the penalty of law...
LMAO:
--- Quote from: Fishrrman on June 09, 2023, 09:07:27 pm ---Next up:
Laws that will prohibit the stocking of merchandise "behind glass and out of reach" of the customers.
Along with additional complimentary legislation (similar to that which just passed in California) that bars store employees from stopping shoplifters, under the penalty of law...
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Followed by a state and/or federal law stating that businesses cannot leave high crime areas
DB:
More nails into the coffin of brick and mortar stores... Especially in cities.
LMAO:
--- Quote from: DB on June 10, 2023, 06:53:43 pm ---More nails into the coffin of brick and mortar stores... Especially in cities.
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And a continuation of the deterioration of America’s cities
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