A branch of the US-wide supermarket Target has been locking aisle after aisle of products away behind security doors as shoplifting soars. Footage taken at the store in San Francisco show much of ...

locking up items and threatening to shutter stores completely. The reason for many of these shifts, according to retailers? A spike in theft. Companies like Target, Walmart, Dollar General and ...

Various stores for months have been locking up some beauty, hygiene, and cleaning products to prevent retail theft. Some Bay Area stores are now even securing socks and underwear to keep ...

User @Tony commented, “The stores here don’t lock everything up. I wonder what the real reason is,” implying that there’s more to the story. For the most part, Target locks items in a ...

At some hard-hit stores, Target introduced locked cases for "prone-to-theft" items, including soap, shampoo, razors, and even socks and underwear. "To be clear, we do not like locking up product ...

"To be clear, we do not like locking up product, but we like running stores, and we want to keep our stores open. We want to make sure they're safe," he added. In 2023, Target claimed they were ...

Target stores in the US have resorted to locking up everyday products in a bid to prevent theft. Picture: Supplied In this Manhattan store, rows of underwear, shirts and socks are kept locked in ...

we're going to look to drive traffic into our stores and business to our site, and make sure we deliver great value along with newness for our guests throughout the season," the Target CEO said.

Target said Tuesday that it will ... services and installing theft-deterrent tools, like locking up merchandise. It also has trained store leaders and security-team members to protect themselves ...

Baby formula, laundry detergent -- and in some stores, as many as half the health and beauty products -- can be found under lock and key. At the Target in Everett, products locked up run the gamut ...