Walgreens CEO Admits Locking Up Products Backfired, Sales Decreased
In a Q1 2025 earnings call, Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Tim Wentworth admitted that its approach to tackling shoplifting at its stores has backfired. Per Fortune, Wentworth spoke about the state of the company,
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 CEO Says Locking up Items to Deter Theft Not Effective
Walgreens CEO discusses the ongoing struggle with theft prevention in stores, citing locking items as ineffective.
Walgreens CEO Distressed to Learn That Locking Everything Up Keeps People From Buying It
American pharmacy store chain Walgreens has discovered that locking its wares behind lock and key in an apparent effort to stop shoplifters has backfired spectacularly. As Fortune reports, the company has been battling with a major year-over-year decline in earnings and announced it would close an additional 450 stores across the country this year.
Walgreens CEO says locking up merchandise harmed sales
"When you lock things up … you don't sell as many of them. We've kind of proven that pretty conclusively," Wentworth said. "I don't have anything magnificent to share with you today. It is a hand-to-hand combat battle still,
Locked shelves flop says Walgreens CEO as Bay Area stores shutter to save $1B
Walgreens’ strategy of locking up merchandise — from deodorants to bags of M&M’s — to deter theft has backfired, according to CEO Tim Wentworth. “It is a hand-to-hand combat battle still, unfortunately,
Walgreens CEO says loss prevention caused theft
Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth tells shareholders that loss prevention by locking up inventory caused increased theft
Locking up products to combat shoplifting is bad for business, drugstore CEO reports
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Walgreens used this strategy to reduce theft. Turns out, it was bad for business
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Walgreens CEO: Stopping shoplifting is a "hand-to-hand combat battle"
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Walgreens says locking up products to prevent shoplifting hurts sales
Keeping products under lock and key dissuaded customers from purchasing them, Walgreens said in earnings call.
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