Retailers across the US are taking drastic measures to combat rising shoplifting rates, and the latest target is meat. Following in the footsteps of California's spray paint stores, which were locked up to prevent theft, and a recent move by a major retailer to lock up eye drops, many grocery stores are now taking similar steps with their meat sections. In some cases, entire meat departments are being locked down, with customers forced to request assistance from store staff to access the products. The move is a response to growing concerns about shoplifting and the increasing costs associated with it, but critics argue that it will only serve to further inconvenience customers.
First it was the spray paint stores in California locked up to combat shoplifting, next it was eye drops and now its meat?
