Walgreens and other retailers are trying to balance deterring theft with making stores easy to shop. Companies must walk a delicate line between protecting their inventory and creating stores that ...

In 2023, Walgreens’ then-chief financial officer James Kehoe indicated the company may have gone too far: “Maybe we cried too much” about theft and other losses, he said.

Walgreens admits locking up shampoo and toothpaste hurts sales. ... “Walgreens management realizing no one wants to wait 12 minutes for assistance opening unlocking my $4 deodorant,” one user ...

Walgreens admits locking up shampoo and toothpaste hurts sales. ... “Walgreens management realizing no one wants to wait 12 minutes for assistance opening unlocking my $4 deodorant,” one user ...

Shoppers can’t stand when toothpaste, deodorant and other items are locked up behind glass display cabinets at stores.

Walgreens admits locking up shampoo and toothpaste hurts sales, but it's still doing it. By Nathaniel Meyersohn. Thursday, January 23, 2025. The CEO of Walgreens has revealed that the practice of ...

Walgreens and other retailers are trying to balance deterring theft with making stores easy to shop. Walgreens admits locking up shampoo and toothpaste hurts sales. But it's still doing it ...

"Walgreens management realizing no one wants to wait 12 minutes for assistance opening unlocking my $4 deodorant," one user wrote on X. "I don't want to press the button. I don't want to find you.