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    London Costa Coffee stellt „Türsteher“ ein, um Lebensmittel zu bewachen, da die Angst vor Ladendiebstahl zunimmt

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    1. Avon_gent on

      I’ve seen homeless people pretty brazenly come into the pret I use before work and just take a day’s worth of food off the shelves and walk out with it, screaming at the staff if they try to intervene.

    2. SeoulGalmegi on

      I mean places will just have to go back to having everything behind the counter and you’re given it when you order and pay.

      I was going to complain about how this will put the prices to to pay for extra staff, when I thought, well actually the way things are going with jobs generally and AI, I’m probably ok with paying another 50p or whatever for a sandwich is places are going to have more people working. Better than paying extra just to cover losses due to shoplifting.

    3. GnolRevilo on

      A lot of people (rightfully) say that serious crime is down in London (murder, etc) but it’s the small stuff that people see every day that when experienced enough times really makes life miserable. Constant shoplifting, phone theft, theft in general, anti-social behaviour. All of this stuff that is no longer prioritised by the police and even when the culprits are caught, most barely even see prison time.

    4. EvrytimeILeaveMyRoom on

      Isn’t all this just the outcome of rampant capitalism? Big companies avoid tax and dominate markets through ruthless measures. Society starts falling apart because all the money is sitting safe outside of the UK. 

      So these companies have a choice to make – pay into the society you rely on to make money, or pay for private security. 

      The people I feel sorry for are the workers in these places.

    5. LiquidVillian on

      Meat and chocolates are in cages in some stores.

      Is this something new or is this a reflection of the cost of living crisis?

    6. Beginning-Jump4904 on

      My local Costa had all the food behind a glass display case and you’d ask the staff to get it for you. Surely that is cheaper than hiring bouncers?

    7. Wedonthavetobedicks on

      Intrigued by the economics of this – how many sandwiches do you need to ’save‘ to cover the salary of a single bouncer? Two or three an hour, based on minimum wage?

    8. Several_Cold_7160 on

      My uni friend from the middle East said in his country serial offenders who took the pish got there hard chopped off which sounded extreme to me but he goes they had designated food banks & it led to a drop in Theft

    10. Sky-Reporter on

      I remember standing in a vodaphone or three or whatever opposite Harrods as these three guys came in and just started violently snatching all the demo phones. Everyone just stood there like the disappointed cricket fan meme. It struck me as funny at the time, I even made a joke to them to slow down.

      In hindsight it was fucking sad, and the employees looked scared. Said it wasn’t the first time

    11. Amy98764 on

      I’m not being funny, but these chains have over the years removed so many jobs. Back in the day before supermarkets, shops used to keep things behind the counter and staff would serve customers. Then supermarkets realised they could make far more money with the same number of staff if customers served themselves and the staff just ring up the items and take payment. Now with self checkout they have reduced staff even further. Maybe reintroducing staff in response to shoplifting might teach these chains that you can only run on the maximise profit minimise staff model for so long.

    12. Loreki on

      The guards can’t possibly be cheaper than the losses though. Minimum wage is now pretty high, so you’d need to losing £25 worth of stock an hour to actually justify this.

    13. Prestigious_Media887 on

      Instead of hiring someone (which will at minimum cost £20000 a year) why not just reduce the cost of your food

    14. mimeycat on

      Just bought some bits in Boots. Everything was security tagged – face wash, toothpaste, the £2 eye drops… and yet, if it’s stolen, staff aren’t allowed to do anything about it. Not sure what the point is, apart from to keep the sensors going off all day.

    15. Embarrassed_Key7153 on

      Not London but I went into a Starbucks the other day (not even city centre but an industrial estate) and all the food was away.

      Instead there was a sign saying that everything is still available you just have to ask for it instead.

    16. Stage_Party on

      I can’t fathom why people buy food at these places anymore, it’s so overpriced and the food itself is crap. Good to know they can afford bouncers to protect their food but can’t afford to make the stuff affordable.

    17. DG_Gonzo on

      That’s fine then, more jobs for people. It’s funny how these big chains can’t afford an extra person on shift or increase the pay rate of staff members but when losing profits they can hire security that costs probably twice as much as a staff member. Fuck these corps.

    18. FrancescasGrove on

      How will this be different to security guards who seem to be able to do nothing physical to anyone?

      Now that bouncers are involved will the they just beat the shit out of anyone who looks close to stealing something?

    19. RandonEnglishMun on

      I’ll start caring about shoplifters when all those tax evaders and the bankers who caused a financial crisis are in prison.

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