Another CVS practice that disproportionally affects communities of color is the chain’s lockup of condoms. Condoms are one of the best defenses against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS, but CVS makes it difficult for people of color to obtain them. At hundreds of stores across the country in areas where people of color predominate, CVS displays condoms in locked cabinets that require customers to summon CVS staff to unlock them and then monitors customers while making their selections. CVS is less likely to lock up condoms in areas with fewer residents of color, and the chain’s two main competitors do not lock up condoms.
Symbolic? Lockup?!!!!
CureCVS reports that CVS locks up condoms in certain majority African-American communities.
Anyways, Often retail store blame thief in majority African-American communities in limiting access to certain products. When in fact, many of these retailer fail to adequate employ folks in these store. In addition, products that are easily accessible should have a front facing display. In doing so, those who work in the store will be able to better monitor such products.
So. lock up is not the solution for the thief problem, if that is the real reason for denying easy access to condoms while shopping in CVS. If no, shoppers should not shopping period at CVS. Period.
Shrinkage is the most common problem of retail in any neighborhood and Corporate knows this.
ReplyDeleteWhen a store points out that in certain neighborhood there's theft, it is to cover up their thievery. Blame the black folks.
Hathor:
ReplyDeleteHow true..Some stores do not pay their employee enough and the employees engage in inhouse theft.
The manager use the neighborhood demogeographic to explain the poor performance on location and the high shrinkage on customers.
Thanks for the on point comment