VexCatalyst@lemmy.fmhy.ml to World News@beehaw.org · 1 year agoMajor store's CEO blasts self-checkout theft & warns of closures due to crimewww.the-sun.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkMajor store's CEO blasts self-checkout theft & warns of closures due to crimewww.the-sun.comVexCatalyst@lemmy.fmhy.ml to World News@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoEvery dollar stolen from the store gets added to the prices you pay going forward, they absolutely do not let it come out of profits.
minus-squareM. Orange@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoBecause now they can’t increase the prices anyway and get better profit margins.
minus-squarezurohki@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoDo you think they’d lower prices if theft stopped?
Every dollar stolen from the store gets added to the prices you pay going forward, they absolutely do not let it come out of profits.
then why are they whining about it?
Because now they can’t increase the prices anyway and get better profit margins.
Do you think they’d lower prices if theft stopped?
Nope.