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Inside Walgreens new ‘anti-theft’ store – you have to pass through metal detectors & can only handle product in 2 aisles

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WALGREENS has implemented a new anti-theft store that has locked down the majority of its products besides what they consider essentials.

The anti-theft Walgreens store is located in downtown Chicago, Illinois, and customers must pass through metal detectors to get inside.

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A new anti-theft Walgreens store in Chicago will only have two aisles of essential products and the rest will be locked up and only accessible to employeesCredit: Getty
Customers will have to request the locked-up products through a kiosk and then an employee will retrieve them

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Customers will have to request the locked-up products through a kiosk and then an employee will retrieve themCredit: Getty

There will only be two aisles of essential products that can be physically touched, per Walgreens.

“We are testing a new experience at this store with new concepts, technologies, and practices to enhance the experiences of our customers and team members,” a Walgreens spokesperson said in a statement.

All products will still be available in the store but for some, you will have to use a kiosk to request an employee to retrieve them for you from a locked-up area.

“It continues to offer retail products and pharmacy services, just with a new look and feel that focuses on shopping digitally for convenience,” the statement added.

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“Inside the store, customers will find an area where they can pick up orders, digital kiosks for placing an order, as well as an area to shop for essential items.”

Locals have mixed feelings about the new anti-theft store, per interviews with Block Club Chicago.

Jacoby Gunn, a street cleaner, believes the new theft system is a product of “racial profiling” in the area.

“I don’t understand why they had to move everything to the back at just this store. … There’s crime everywhere,” Gunn said.

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“It’s racial profiling. Why don’t you trust your customers?”

While local customer Sirak Goitom said he found the store “confusing to walk through.”

“The way it was set up before, it was easier to move in and out,” Goitom said.

“I don’t think this is good for business. And security can’t be that much better if there’s self-checkout.”

Mu Ergin, a South Loop resident and regular of the store, said they like how the new setup is cleaner compared to before.

“I’m pretty amazed at how the store looks more clean now. They’re making it smaller so they can control it better,” Ergin said.

“It’s better for me … but I never felt unsafe to start with.”

Theft has become a major problem for retail stores that can cause millions of dollars to be lost.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/8301976/walgreens-anti-theft-store-metal-detectors-chicago/