There are other high priced items in a supermarket too like vitamin pills, those little jars of caviar and even certain cheeses. In my supermarket, there are little soft packages of cheese that go for $20 or more. I wonder why those items aren’t shop-lifted too.
Retailers track disappearing inventory. Only the most popular items for theft get locked up.
I’ve noticed stores in the same chain will lock up vastly different items depending on the store location.
Hair care products marketed to black people are the most commom lock up items most places.
Guess that's why nothing here is locked up. We're lucky to have cheddar and mozz. On a wild and crazy day, there might be some packages of Kraft swiss slices. This week, I bought the only 4 shoulder roasts on the shelf, the only 3 cans of chili and the only 3 cans of spaghetti sauce. I was nice and left one coffee on the shelf. Yes, this is a real chain grocer. In the US. Not Venezuela.
Here in L.A., the Taster’s Choice instant coffee is locked up too. Apparently it is also a high theft item.