Are you really going to steal from a store that requires you to sign your credit card and surveils you throughout the shopping process? If anything I could see

Are you really going to steal from a store that requires you to sign your credit card and surveils you throughout the shopping process? If anything I could see significant improvements in typical loss prevention numbers paying off pretty favorably. If there is a crime, would they know exactly who took the item and didn't pay, without you having to get "rounded up"? If not, can they really say their tech works? Related to this post: I wonder if retails aren't already applying algorithms to browsing habits / security footage. Understanding whether large displays or end caps are working could be valuable.