Target and Walmart stores in the Bay Area are locking up underwear and socks to prevent shoplifting

Mon, 01/15/2024 - 07:46

Products are locked behind glass as a person shops at a Target store in the Harlem neighborhood in Manhattan on September 28, 2023 in New York City.
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Target and Walmart stores in the Bay Area are putting underwear and socks behind locked doors.
Retailers are using this tactic to prevent shoplifting.
Some customers are complaining and say it's inconvenient and unwelcoming.

Underwear and socks are some of the latest items to be locked up at Target and Walmart stores in the Bay Area, in the retailers' latest efforts to combat shoplifting, NBC Bay Area reported.