Walgreens designs "Teen" proof store. - 85% of all items are locked behind plexiglass shelving

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https://www.the-sun.com/news/8264898/walgreens-debuts-anti-theft-stores-customers-hate/

Look we all know why the items are locked up. 

Diversity is our strength. 

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Is teen spelled black

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Teen joggers? 

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Walgreens debuts new 'anti-theft' store with just two aisles where customers can shop for themselves - the rest is locked up and needs to be ordered from a kiosk

The Chicago store opened on Tuesday to mixed reviews from customers...Two aisles of 'essentials' are open to customers, but everything else must be ordered from a counter...A Chicago branch of Walgreens has been redesigned with just two aisles where customers may shop for themselves, the rest must be done via a kiosk....The new 'anti-theft' store at at 2 East Roosevelt in downtown Chicago will trust shoppers to pick up 'essentials' for themselves in the two free aisles, but everything else must be ordered and picked up via a counter.

The store, which took weeks to construct, opened to mixed reviews on Tuesday.  One shopper told WBBM Newsradio their experience was positive: 'It is nice that, for the essentials, you no longer have to call security to get them to open the glass case.'  Another, however, felt that the lack of trust was disappointing: 'We should be able to be trusted to go in without having to have cameras and people watching us and all that stuff.'

A spokesperson for Walgreens told CWB Chicago the company is 'testing a new experience at this store with new concepts, technologies, and practices to enhance the experiences of our customers and team members.'  'It will continue to offer retail products and pharmacy services, just with a new look and feel that focuses on shopping digitally for convenience.  'Inside the store, customers will find an area where they can pick-up orders, digital kiosks for placing an order, as well as an area to shop for essential items.'

Walgreens closed five stores in San Francisco in October 2021, citing organized shoplifting.  Shoplifting has been at the center of political debates about crime, especially in urban areas such as San Francisco. The National Retail Federation said that the scourge of shoplifting - which grew worse during the pandemic - cost the industry almost $100 billion in 2022. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12152849/Walgreens-debuts-new-anti-theft-store-just-two-aisles-customers-shop-themselves.html

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Smart move.

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Equity is getting expensive. 

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ya ga gas ruin everything.

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This is why about 2.5 years ago, I started buying things like toilet paper, toothpaste, mouthwash, body wash, deodorant, liquid soap, laundry detergent, garbage bags, paper towels, glass cleaner, dishwasher detergent, etc. online in bulk once a year.

The cesspool of a state I live in (Minnesota) saw this happening & just this past week, added a special fee (AKA Tax) on every online delivery order over $100.

This is the same state that just pissed away 95% of a $17.6 billion surplus on 'new' spending. But I'm supposed to feel good, because I'll qualify for a $250 rebate.

My property taxes went up more than that in 2023. The democratic party, at least as it exists in my state today, is well on its way to destroying a once great state.