In a Q1 2025 earnings call, Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Tim Wentworth admitted that its approach to tackling shoplifting at ...

To say that pharmacy retailer Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) has been struggling would be a massive understatement.

Walgreens CEO discusses the ongoing struggle with theft prevention in stores, citing locking items as ineffective.

Walgreens will close five Chicago stores next month, part of the Deerfield-based pharmacy chain’s plan to shutter 1,200 ...

Turns out putting everything behind locked glass and ad-covered screens does not create a welcoming shopping environment.

Walgreens' strategy of locking up merchandise — from deodorants to bags of M&M's — to deter theft has backfired, according to ...

During an earnings call on Friday, Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth made a startling admission about the effects of locking up ...

Walgreens and retailers are dealing with a delicate balancing act between securing goods from theft while ensuring that ...

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