Faced with shoplifting, brands have decided to put certain food products under anti-theft protection.
In the face of price inflation, shoplifting is on the rise. According to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, they have indeed increased by 14% in supermarkets, in particular for food products. A figure confirmed by Thierry Cotillard, the president of the Les Mousquetaires group (Intermarché, Netto…), invited Thursday March 9 on RMC and BFMTV. “Thefts are a reality. We see thefts carried out on important values,” he said.
A phenomenon that pushes supermarkets to act. “We have no choice, we team up,” said 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 terrible,” 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”.
Elsa P.
