return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoU.S. retailers admit they lied about shoplifting, retail crime againboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1790arrow-down117cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·10 months agoAnd that’s a totally simplistic view of what I said. Overall, big box does well to keep theft down as to avoid paying. It’s all a big game.
minus-squarequo@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months ago“They’re all insured for these kinds of losses anyway” is a simple straightforward statement. Insurance doesn’t mean they are protected from theft. If they actually have too much theft, closing a store can make sense, regardless of insurance.
And that’s a totally simplistic view of what I said. Overall, big box does well to keep theft down as to avoid paying. It’s all a big game.
“They’re all insured for these kinds of losses anyway” is a simple straightforward statement.
Insurance doesn’t mean they are protected from theft. If they actually have too much theft, closing a store can make sense, regardless of insurance.