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Chocolate kept in anti-theft boxes as retailers warn it's being stolen to order (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Chocolate bars are being locked in plastic boxes in some UK shops as retailers and police forces warn thieves are stealing them to order.

Sainsbury's said it had begun using "boxes on products which are regularly targeted", with £2.60 bars of Cadbury Dairy Milk locked up in one London branch.

Chocolate was more recently being "sold on by criminals and is now being targeted more frequently by prolific offenders," according to the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).

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[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

it doesn't affect them

It's the shop who takes the loss

So it does affect them, then?

[–] scholar@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Producer - has already been paid by legitimate shop for goods, isn't affected by theft.
Legitimate shop - pays for goods then doesn't get paid. Is affected.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

And? I said "corporation". I don't give a fuck how "Legitimate" they are. I hope they are affected and I very much want them to be affected.

Sainsbury's is majority owned by Qatar Investment Authority - a sovereign wealth fund, the rest is private equity.

Tesco's is majority owned by fucking BlackRock and over 80% of the shares are other misc private equity.

Morrisons is owned by US private equity in whole.

ASDA is owned by private equity and Walmart.

They are not the fucking struggling little guy that you seem to want to portray them as.