Judd LegumJan 12, 2023

1. For years, @[email protected] and other major retailers have been sounding the alarm about an alleged spike in shoplifting, describing it as an existential threat to their business.

The claims generated a MEDIA FRENZY

Now, Walgreens is quietly backtracking

https://popular.info/p/how-walgreens-manufactured-a-media

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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Show threadElonzo Muscatelli
@juddlegum our local Kroger store, put in automated gates at the entrance that would prevent a shoplifter from walking out of the store by sounding an alarm. There is a Starbucks directly to the left of those gates. People running into the store to just grab a coffee either need to push those gates, open or walk through the store to get to the exit. I intentionally hit them with my cart every time. If they wanted to stop shoplifting, maybe they would remove the self-service scanners.
Jan 12, 2023 at 3:07pmWeb