San Francisco Target store locks its entire product range behind security glass as crime spirals out of control

Daily Mail UK ^ | April 24, 2023 | James Callery

[Morgana]

A Target store in San Francisco has locked its entire product range behind security glass as crime in the city spirals out of control.

A video posted on TikTok on April 20 shows all of the items in the store locked away from customers.

According to geotagged imagery, some products at the store on Folsom Street were behind glass since at least October of last year, WNCT reported.

The city's residents continue to battle soaring crime, brought to light recently with the murder of Cash App CEO Bob Lee and the brutal broad daylight attack on the city's former fire commissioner.

Industry groups have noted that there is an issue with theft, with the National Retail Federation saying that organized retail crime is setting stores back around $100 billion a year, according to a 2022 survey.

In 2021, retailers saw a 27 per cent increase in theft carried out by organized criminal rings, the survey found. To tackle the issue, they invested more money in safety and security measures to protect employees, customers and merchandise.

Earlier this month, it was announced that Whole Foods is temporarily shutting one of its flagship stores in San Francisco just a year after it opened, citing concerns that crime in the area is endangering its staff. It followed Walgreens shutting down some of its San Francisco stores in 2021 due to theft.

A Whole Foods spokesperson said the company shut the 65,000-square-foot grocery store at Trinity Place in San Francisco's Mid-Market neighborhood 'to ensure the safety' of the store's team members.

[ansel12]

I vaguely remember that, not seeing it in person but reading about it and the photos.

I like working on and tweaking and adjusting an order over a long period of time (months or even a year or more for me)and then when ready, hitting the go button.

For me today is better, you park your car and they roll out your entire order.

For frozen foods, it is even better than rolling around the store and then having to wait in the checkout line, as it is, they have freezers where your frozen goods are already gathered and waiting to be sent out to you when the moment comes.