‘As a Whole Foods Worker, I See Shoplifting All the Time—and I Don’t Stop It’
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Photo credit: Sundry Photography / Alamy Stock Photo. Article by Ali Francis. Bon Appétit –
“I see shoplifting as just another donation to someone who obviously really needs it.”
As inflated food bills continue to hammer customers, the conversation around shoplifting is heating up. Some shoplifters say stealing up to 80% of their food offsets skyrocketing costs of living and combats greedy grocers who are using inflation as an excuse to hike up prices unnecessarily. Meanwhile, business owners claim a drastic increase in theft is partially what forces them to raise prices, and […]
