Orange with 6Medias, published on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 12:37 p.m.
With inflation, shoplifting has increased in big box stores. The leaders take radical decisions: place anti-theft devices on meat and fish, reports “La Dépêche”.
With nearly 14% in supermarkets, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, shoplifting is on the increase.
Supermarkets are looking for solutions to fight once morest, including anti-theft devices placed on meat and fish, a novelty, reports La Dépeche.
“Thefts are a reality. We see thefts carried out on important values”, said Thierry Cotillard, president of the Les Mousquetaires group (Intermarché, Netto, etc.), invited on Thursday March 9 on RMC and BFMTV.
“We have no choice, we team up”
“We have no choice, we team up“, explained Thierry Cotillard. “We anti-theft meat, we anti-theft packaged fresh fish. It’s new. We didn’t do it two or three years ago. We also reviewed the schedules of security guards to have a stronger presence to fight once morest.”
“It’s awful”, continued Thierry Cotillard. “Thefts are accelerating today. There must have been some before, but not in this proportion. It puts the subject into perspective: it is not a question of making the best food accessible… but of being able to eat. is a situation that concerns us.”
Inflation rose to 7% in France at the start of 2023. In early March, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire announced an anti-inflation quarter with the presentation of a sealed agreement with representatives of the retail sector , reports Le Monde. This provides that supermarkets offer “lowest possible prices” on a selection ofhundreds” of products.
