Empty shelves stop a lot of shoplifting.
Empty buildings. Leave the dystopia. Go to a place where commerce is respected and those who destroy it are dealt with.
Locked up merchandise - which I see ALL OVER THE PLACE in stores in California might deter shoplifters, but it causes shoppers like me to order from Amazon so I don’t have to search the store to find someone with a key to open up the plexiglass coverings.
I went to a Safeway in San Francisco where each and every aisle of the entire store had locked plexiglass covering the shelves.
Why bother? Easier to order directly for home delivery either from the store itself or Amazon - my neighborhood is full of delivery trucks at all hours of the day - and into the night.
IT ha already cost A LOT OF MONEY for stores to “LOCK UP” everything.
IT has already cost A LOT OF MONEY for stores to “LOCK UP” everything.