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From statistics I recall reading years ago, a significant amount of retail theft comes directly from employees. So, until you automate those roles away, there's

From statistics I recall reading years ago, a significant amount of retail theft comes directly from employees. So, until you automate those roles away, there's still theft there.

akira2501 3y ago
Since that time many jurisdictions have significantly lowered the penalties for shoplifting, and even set a $900 threshold before the police can even become involved. Here in California, one such state, whenever I go to a Walgreens, and this sounds like hyperbole, but I assure you it is not, at least one person shoplifts and just walks out of the store without a hint of hurry in their step. The worst occasion I saw four people just straight up come in, help themselves, and walk out. These aren't even people who visibly seem to be short of money that they could spend on these items, they're just taking advantage of a lax regulatory environment. Which, perhaps some stores have technical workarounds that they can afford, but what this really does is kill small businesses and locally owned stores entirely.
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 3y ago
  Hilarious. How do they morally justify doing this? Must be all these "oppression" theories they now teach in schools.
- Dylan16807 3y ago
  On the other hand this happened a couple weeks ago: https://m.startribune.com/us-retail-lobbyists-retract-claim-half-of-losses-were-from-theft-shiplifting-crime-target-walgreens/600325118/ https://m.startribune.com/us-retail-lobbyists-retract-claim-... > In a January earnings call, Walgreens' CEO told investors that "maybe we cried too much" when reporting rising shoplifting the previous year. > NRF data from its annual Retail Security Survey indicates that the percentage of shrink attributed to external theft, including organized retail crime, has largely remained around 36% since 2015.
CSMastermind 3y ago
My knowledge is about a decade out of date but at least circa ~2010 about 1/4 of retail theft originated from employees. External theft was definitely had the largest share of losses.

From statistics I recall reading years ago, a significant amount of retail theft comes directly from employees. So, until you automate those roles away, there's still theft there.

akira2501 3y ago

Since that time many jurisdictions have significantly lowered the penalties for shoplifting, and even set a $900 threshold before the police can even become involved. Here in California, one such state, whenever I go to a Walgreens, and this sounds like hyperbole, but I assure you it is not, at least one person shoplifts and just walks out of the store without a hint of hurry in their step. The worst occasion I saw four people just straight up come in, help themselves, and walk out. These aren't even people who visibly seem to be short of money that they could spend on these items, they're just taking advantage of a lax regulatory environment. Which, perhaps some stores have technical workarounds that they can afford, but what this really does is kill small businesses and locally owned stores entirely.

EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 3y ago
Hilarious. How do they morally justify doing this? Must be all these "oppression" theories they now teach in schools.
Dylan16807 3y ago
On the other hand this happened a couple weeks ago: https://m.startribune.com/us-retail-lobbyists-retract-claim-half-of-losses-were-from-theft-shiplifting-crime-target-walgreens/600325118/ https://m.startribune.com/us-retail-lobbyists-retract-claim-... > In a January earnings call, Walgreens' CEO told investors that "maybe we cried too much" when reporting rising shoplifting the previous year. > NRF data from its annual Retail Security Survey indicates that the percentage of shrink attributed to external theft, including organized retail crime, has largely remained around 36% since 2015.

CSMastermind 3y ago

My knowledge is about a decade out of date but at least circa ~2010 about 1/4 of retail theft originated from employees. External theft was definitely had the largest share of losses.