A downtown San Francisco Target is locking up some of its clothing behind security cabinets due to frequent theft.
Men’s T-shirts, socks, and underwear were placed behind the protective cabinets last month at the Target inside the Metreon Mall near San Francisco’s Union Square.
To access items inside the security cabinets, a customer can press a button on the cabinets that alerts a worker to unlock the doors.
“People take the men’s stuff almost every day,” the worker said. “Now that they are locked up, it’s helped stop it a bit.”
Other items behind security cabinets at that Target location include shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, and beef jerky, according to the Standard.
Meanwhile, Target officials said it has several theft-deterrent strategies it utilizes, and that the decisions are usually made on a local basis.
“While we don’t share specifics on these strategies, these decisions are generally made at a local level,” a Target official said in the Standard article. “Our multi-layered approach to combatting theft includes in-store technology, training for store leaders and security team members, and partnerships with law enforcement agencies as well as retail trade associations.”
