Craig Newmark
How Walgreens manufactured a media frenzy about shoplifting
Via @JuddLegum
https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/how-walgreens-manufactured-a-media?r=bpx3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
How Walgreens manufactured a media frenzy about shoplifting

For several years, Walgreens and other major retailers have been sounding the alarm about an alleged spike in shoplifting, describing it as an existential threat to their business. These dramatic claims generated a nationwide media frenzy. Now, Walgreens is quietly

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Jan 12, 2023 at 11:54amWeb
Show threadregphuntJan 12, 2023
@craignewmark Rebecca Watson called this out way back when.
Show threadBarbara KrasnoffJan 12, 2023
@craignewmark Walgreens also installed plastic guards on its shelves, forcing customers to call an employee to unlock them to remove a product and making it nearly impossible to comparison shop. And making the experience much more unpleasant, it's driven me to Amazon for products I would have normally bought at the local Walgreens.
Show threadHans CathcartJan 12, 2023
@craignewmark A great reason we need more corporate transparency.
Show threadMichal Migurski 🍉Jan 13, 2023
@craignewmark @schock Steam just blasting out of Chesa Boudin’s ears