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On 1/16/2025 1:57 PM, JAB wrote:
> Walgreens CEO describes drawback of anti-shoplifting strategy: 'When
> you lock things up...you don't sell as many of them'
> 
> https://fortune.com/2025/01/14/walgreens-ceo-anti-shoplifting-backfired-locks-reduce-sales/

Sure enough, I see the same thing at our local antique mall.  If it's 
locked up in a case, we sell at least 2/3 fewer things.  You miss many 
impulse sales with a locked case, especially for lower priced items.