I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.orgtoCanada@lemmy.ca•Economics professor says No Frills store's decision to lock up cheese speaks to broader societal issues: ‘We should not concentrate on the shoplifting and the theft. These are symptoms"
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1 month agoI would guess the response surface is a function of wholesale cost, profit margin, and previous year’s losses (or current theft).
So something that is frequently stolen and has a high wholesale cost and/or low margin will be locked up first. Toothbrushes are easy to conceal and likely have a low margin so lock them up.
Something else might sell for more, but has a higher margin or lower loss rate. You might lose one, but selling another 5 makes up for the loss.
It has to cost less to install an expensive cage and pay for the labor to open it up everytime a customer wants something from it than losing the item to theft.
Now they need to get The Netherlands or some other N country to join.
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