In fairness – IF I was running a series of stores, with a shit load of staff then I’d seriously consider implementing something along those lines.
In reality – anyone on here who says they wouldn’t is either naive or a liar.
Loss of stock through theft and/or loss of working hours through tardiness/”sickness” costs thousands. 10’s of thousands even.
Yep, and that’s a cost of running a business, which you pass on to your consumers by pricing your products accordingly. Our bike shop did a stock take every year which revealed the scale of the shoplifting which was going on. And yet, we survived, why? Because the retail prices we charged (RRP, for what it’s worth) covered the cost of the theft/insurance premiums and yet still kept us competitive on the high street.
Yet another reason why high street stores can’t match online store prices, you don’t have gangs of little scrotes trying to walk out with £100 handlbars stuffed down their trousers!
Being able to offer low low prices because you make your staff line up to be searched in their own time, effectively lowering their wage to less than the basic minimum, is not ‘good business’.
p.s. sorry OP, definitely not having a go at you here, all you did was post to share a good experience with a shop! 8)
