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Why would CVS make it objectively more difficult to make a purchase if they didn’t have an earnestly held belief that the risk of theft outweighed the loss in s
by marcus0x62 3y ago
Why would CVS make it objectively more difficult to make a purchase if they didn’t have an earnestly held belief that the risk of theft outweighed the loss in sales of having everything “locked up”?
In other words, what motive do retailers have to lie?
- ldjkfkdsjnv 3y agoThats my point, they might be saying one thing about shoplifting, but the locked up stores are telling a different story.
- KerrAvon 3y agobeing high on their own supply isn't a different story
- add-sub-mul-div 3y agoBecause there are dumb regional/store managers who took these now retracted statistics at face value?
- wlesieutre 3y agoThe store managers can’t compare how much inventory they ordered with got much of it was sold?
- meepmorp 3y agoIf you're really worried about this kind of thing, would you not take precautions to protect against it?
- kristofferR 3y agoBecause shopping for things behind plexiglass is such a major hassle that people won't bother purchasing at all? Time never moves slower than waiting for an indeterminate time, possibly forever, for someone to come to open the plexiglass for you, especially as you're not even sure the button you pressed to call for help even worked.
- jonas21 3y agoThe retracted statistics weren't about the total amount stolen. They were about the percentage stolen by organized retail theft rings. It still makes sense to lock up your inventory if you're seeing a high rate of theft, regardless of whether it's organized crime or not.
- marcus0x62 3y agoStore Managers at retail chains are not buying locked cabinets for their stores. That decision is being made for them.
- oivey 3y agoTheir businesses are failing because they’re mismanaged and online retailers are putting them out of business. Blaming a made up retail theft boogeyman distracts from their incompetence and hopefully keeps stock prices and golden parachutes up a little longer.
- marcus0x62 3y agoYes, it is a massive conspiracy to detract from…checks notes… recent losses from online retailers. Yeah, that’s it.
- oivey 3y agoNo, it isn’t a massive conspiracy. A handful of executives decided to score some political points by publicizing a demonstrably farcical narrative around organized retail theft.
- pfisherman 3y agoThis is what I wonder about. Locking items behind glass has to have some second order effects? When Target started locking toothpaste and laundry detergent behind glass, I stopped going to that store entirely. They lost the sale of whole basket of goods to prevent shrinkage of one item! When I see this I can’t help but think that these big box retailers are in a death spiral.