Walgreens used this strategy to reduce theft. Turns out, it was bad for business
Over the years the pharmacy chain used strategy to combat shoplifting. Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth said the company’s decision to lock up products after reporting a 52% increase in stolen inventory has backfired, according to multiple reports.
Walgreens Admits What Many Already Suspected About Anti-Theft Measures
In an earnings call, executive Tim Wentworth conceded that locking products up might not be the best move for boosting sales.
Anti-shoplifting effort is hurting sales, Walgreens says
Tim Wentworth, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Duane Reade, acknowledged to investors during a Jan. 10 earnings call that the company's asset protection tactic of locking merchandise to prevent retail theft has slowed sales.
Walgreens Says Locking Up Products Has Hurt Sales
The CEO of Walgreens admits that locking up products to deter theft is irritating paying customers and is hurting sales. The company has found that people will leave without buying products instead of waiting for an employee to unlock access to something as simple as a tube of toothpaste.
Walgreens CEO reveals anti-theft measures of locking up products had the opposite effect
CEO Tim Wentworth admitted in a recent fiscal report call that combatting shoplifting by locking up items has led to customer dissatisfaction.
Walgreens CEO admits anti-theft measures ‘largely ineffective’: ‘When you lock things up, you don’t sell as many of them’
The top executive at Walgreens lamented the loss of sales from putting items like toothpaste behind lock and key to crack down on rampant shoplifting that has plagued pharmacy chains around the country.
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Walgreens CEO says locking up merchandise harmed sales
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Walgreens says locking up products from shoplifters hurt sales
Keeping products under lock and key dissuaded customers from purchasing them, Walgreens said in earnings call.
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