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World News@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

Major store's CEO blasts self-checkout theft & warns of closures due to crime

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Major store's CEO blasts self-checkout theft & warns of closures due to crime

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World News@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

THE president of Giant Foods has spoken out against bands of thieves stealing groceries and warned that stores could close from the increase in retail crime. Retail theft has become a nationwide is…

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Every dollar stolen from the store gets added to the prices you pay going forward, they absolutely do not let it come out of profits.
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  then why are they whining about it?
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    Because now they can’t increase the prices anyway and get better profit margins.
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  Do you think they’d lower prices if theft stopped?
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    Nope.

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