Posted on 08/03/2021 1:15:01 PM PDT by dynachrome
The home-improvement chain is unveiling power tools that won't work unless they're properly scanned and activated at the register via Bluetooth technology. If a thief managed to smuggle a power drill out of the store without paying, the drill simply wouldn't turn on.
Scott Glenn, Home Depot's vice president of asset protection, told Insider about the company's fight against organized retail crime. He made a point to distinguish between "professional shoplifters" and disorganized solo thieves. The pros, he said, frequently are connected to a larger network that can, in some cases, function as a sophisticated "shadow business."
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Just do it!
This could spread to all electrical gadgets like phones, Stereos, TV’s, cars, you name it and it could put a real crimp in the thieving industry.
Yep.
As soon as the cashier says “Hold on, let me scan this item to activate it.”...I’m walking out leaving them holding the item.
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