No. LP can be done with people. It’s more effective (less shoplifting) and loses less sales. But, of course, hiring labor to do something that a door can do is something that bean counters hate more than anything. They’d rather stab their own eye out then have to hire labor. So everything becomes shittier cause every store needs to show 2% growth this year and every year into perpetuity, meaning a store that used to employee 4 people at a time needs to be able to function with only 3 people this year or it gets closed.
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blackberry28@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
That things are locked literally has nothing to do with capitalism. It is because people are shoplifting to such an absurd amount that it is cheaper for the store to invest in locks then let it happen. And if u shoplift, that’ll just raise the prices cos the store has to somehow compensate this loss. Not sure how it is in the US, but in germany grocery stores operate on a slim margin, so significant amounts of shoplifting can be really detrimental.
chuckleslord@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 5 hours ago
I guess it depends on the size of the store. Around here, every grocery store has their liquor cabinet locked up. Except Trader Joe’s, which only opened last year, and replaced a Rite Aid that used to be in the same location (and of course, had lots of stuff locked up).
Now, Trader Joe’s doesn’t sell most items that other stores keep locked up besides liquor. But they don’t lock up their liquor either (or anything else for that matter). However, it’s just a tiny shelf and conveniently placed right across from the manager’s desk, so pretty much always within direct view of a team member.
Also, they probably have almost the same amount of staff as the Kroger across the street that’s 4x as big, so I suppose what you say IS possible, but you do pay for it with a much more limited selection. Trader Joe’s has exactly one of everything (their store brand), and if you don’t like that, you’re SOL. Regular supermarkets have way more choices, and they’re paying a lot more in rent to afford the space to stock all of these items.
redparadise@lemmy.ml 12 hours ago
Ah no relation to capitalism got it, why are people shoplifting necessities?
blackberry28@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
People shoplift because their employers pay to little. But that’s not a problem of the grocery store, they can’t solve that.
redparadise@lemmy.ml 11 hours ago
Agreed, that’s not a personal problem of the grocery store but of capitalism.
Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
Did you get hit with the stupid stick or something?