2023-04-26 08:42:01
Small traders are also equipping themselves with electronic tools to deter thieves. stock.adobe.com
THE CHEKING PROCESS – For some retail players “it’s not even a subject” while others point to an upsurge in thefts. But what about the situation in the brands?
With soaring prices and record food inflation of 15.9% over one year in March, some consumers no longer hesitate to steal food. Michel-Edouard Leclerc, president of the Leclerc centers, assured in early April that “it’s not a topic” and “it does not correspond to realityin its stores. For his part, the executive director of Lidl, Michel Biero, affirmed at the end of March that “flights have increased” even if they “have been around for decades in supermarkets“. Who is telling the truth? Have food thefts really been on the rise in recent months? Le Figaro takes stock of the situation.
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