I think a lot depends on the local manager. If the local place is in an area where profit margins are tight, and people don’t care anyway, they are more likely to do that.
What I found is that some companies appropriate a quarterly budget to each store for inventory and costs. The local manager is paid any excess left over of that budget as an additional bonus to their own salary. So if they cut corners here and there they can make that bonus larger for themselves. This bonus concept is something I would NEVER implement in my business.