Walgreens CEO on shoplifting strategy: 'Lock things up ... you don't sell as many'
Retailers have been faced with increases in shoplifting and retail theft. But anti-theft prevention can hurt retail sales, says the CEO of Walgreens.
Walgreens says locking up products to prevent shoplifting hurts sales
Keeping products under lock and key dissuaded customers from purchasing them, Walgreens said in earnings call.
Walgreens CEO just now realizes locked shelves were a bad idea
Walgreens’ strategy of locking up merchandise — from deodorants to bags of M&M’s — to deter theft has backfired, according to CEO Tim Wentworth. “It is a hand-to-hand combat battle still, unfortunately,
Walgreens CEO reveals anti-theft measures of locking up products had the opposite effect
CEO Tim Wentworth admitted in a recent fiscal report call that combatting shoplifting by locking up items has led to customer dissatisfaction.
Walgreens' anti-theft measures hurting profits
Tough times for retailers, who have battled out-of-control shoplifting and now say they’re losing money because of anti-theft measures. FOX 5’s Josh Rosenthal is in Northwest to explain why.
Walgreens Says Its Strategy to Prevent Shoplifting Has Backfired
Walgreens has come to find out that both shoplifters and customers are turned off when items are locked away. In an earnings call on Tuesday, the drug store’s CEO Tim Wentworth blamed declining sales on locked up items: “When you lock things up
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Walgreens used this strategy to reduce theft. Turns out, it was bad for business
While locking up merchandise can reduce theft, it also deters paying customers, according to Walgreens. Over the years the pharmacy chain used strategy to combat shoplifting. Walgreens CEO Tim ...