Maybe the grocery store needs to put the food in locked cabinets like Walmart now does with basic clothing, home and automotive supplies, and cosmetics. However suntan lotion is still on open shelves.
when I was a kid, nothing was locked up and stores even displayed products outside. For some reason, theft wasn’t a problem back there. For the life of me, I don’t know what magical thing kept people from stealing back then.
I’m kidding. I know. We all do.