And that's what Walgreens faced, too. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. CEO Timothy Wentworth said during a Jan. 10 call with investment analysts putting more products in locked display cases "does impact ...

And that's what Walgreens faced, too. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. CEO Timothy Wentworth said during a Jan. 10 call with investment analysts putting more products in locked display cases "does ...

Walgreens' CEO has admitted that locking up items to avoid shoplifting has not worked - and it will close stores instead. Not only has the practice not curbed theft, it has dramatically hit sales.

But there is a downside to that tactic, Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth said. “When you lock things up, you don’t sell as many of them. We’ve proven that pretty conclusively,” he said on an ...