STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- While many big-box chains now lock up merchandise as a means of combatting theft -- requiring shoppers ...
CEO Tim Wentworth admitted in a recent fiscal report call that combatting shoplifting by locking up items has led to customer ...
Keeping products under lock and key dissuaded customers from purchasing them, Walgreens said in earnings call.
Locking up store merchandise can deter shoplifters and paying customers alike, according to Walgreens. The pharmacy chain's CEO Tim Wentworth said in Walgreens Boots Alliance's first-quarter ...
Shoplifting rates in the three largest U.S. cities — New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — remain higher than they were before ...
"When you lock things up … you don't sell as many of them. We've kind of proven that pretty conclusively," Wentworth said. "I ...
Walgreens has finally figured out what most people already knew: When you lock up all the products, people will buy fewer things. CEO Tim Wentworth acknowledged this reality in a first-quarter ...