Shoppers can’t stand when toothpaste, deodorant and other items are locked up behind glass display cabinets at stores.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- While many big-box chains now lock up merchandise as a means of combatting theft -- requiring shoppers ...

CEO Tim Wentworth admitted in a recent fiscal report call that combatting shoplifting by locking up items has led to customer ...

Keeping products under lock and key dissuaded customers from purchasing them, Walgreens said in earnings call.

Shoplifting rates in the three largest U.S. cities — New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — remain higher than they were before ...

Locking up store merchandise can deter shoplifters and paying customers alike, according to Walgreens. The pharmacy chain's CEO Tim Wentworth said in Walgreens Boots Alliance's first-quarter ...

"When you lock things up … you don't sell as many of them. We've kind of proven that pretty conclusively," Wentworth said. "I ...