Title: Shoppers forced to wait up to 40 minutes to buy basic essentials as major retailers LOCK UP goods to combat shoplifting Source:
[None] URL Source:http://www.stationgossip.com/2023/1 ... s-forced-to-wait-up-to-40.html Published:Oct 30, 2023 Author:Staff Post Date:2023-10-30 15:26:02 by Horse Keywords:None Views:366 Comments:7
Shoppers at big box stores in New York and New Jersey are being forced to wait as long as 40 minutes just to buy basic essentials as these major retailers have now locked up many of their products to counter skyrocketing retail theft.
Such delays WILL have a measurable economic impact. People will sometimes not wait, and when they do wait, that is time spent at the store they are not spending elsewhere, which could be at work or running other errands, both of which cost the consumer money.
People will respond by buying more stuff online, even mundane things. Maybe a good time to buy more Amazon stock.
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I know these people that lived in Brooksville, Florida. They likely had to evacuate when that hurricane blew in there a while back. Haven't seen them in near 20 years. ;)
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