Rampant shoplifting leads to another Walgreens closing in S.F. (Calif.)

Sand Francisco Chronicle ^ | 10/18/2020 | Phil Matier

[Spktyr]

Set up properly, there wouldn’t be. But yeah, they’d complain about how it’s ‘dehumanizing,’ etc.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

The best bet is substantial store redesign, which in this case would not be too terribly expensive.

For this type of store, they should make a store website, so that customers can *virtually* visit their store, then put the items they want in their website shopping cart. When they are done, they pay in advance, then visit an “airlock” room to pick up the merchandise they have purchased. No face to face, or customer being alone with unpurchased inventory.

[Svartalfiar]

The articles suggest that private security guards are the only solution, but they are expensive.

Most, if not all, Walgreens/CVS/similar have a drive-thru pharmacy option. Why not close the storefront and simply make the entire store a drive-thru? Sure, you lose a lot of impulse sales, but I doubt those make up for the amount of theft some of these places have.

[dynachrome]

“delivered using a new Amazon flying drone”

Drones be netted or shot down in da ‘hood.