Walgreens CEO says locking up products hurt sales
Walgreens’ plan to combat increasing theft by locking products up at their stores has hurt sales, the company’s CEO said in a recent earnings call.
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 says it turns out locking up stuff is bad for business
Walgreens has finally figured out what most people already knew: When you lock up all the products, people will buy fewer things.
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 from shoplifters hurt sales
Keeping products under lock and key dissuaded customers from purchasing them, Walgreens said in earnings call.
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.
Walgreens used this strategy to reduce theft. Turns out, it was bad for business
While locking up merchandise can reduce theft, it also deters paying customers, according to Walgreens. Over the years the pharmacy chain used strategy to combat shoplifting. CEO Tim Wentworth said the company’s decision to lock up products after reporting a 52% increase in stolen inventory has backfired,
Walgreens Says Its Strategy to Prevent Shoplifting Has Backfired
Walgreens has come to find out that both shoplifters and customers are turned off when items are locked away. In an earnings call on Tuesday, the drug store’s CEO Tim Wentworth blamed declining sales on locked up items: “When you lock things up
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