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Workers at TJ Maxx and Marshalls are wearing police-like body cameras. Here’s how it’s going (www.cnn.com)
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Retail chains like TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshalls, are equipping some store employees with body cameras to deter shoplifting and improve safety. This is part of a growing trend in the retail industry, as stores respond to an increase in organized retail theft and violence against workers. However, some criminologists and worker advocates argue that body cameras are unlikely to be an effective deterrent and that retailers should focus on improving training, staffing, and other safety measures instead. There are also concerns that the body camera footage could be misused, such as to monitor and discourage union organizing. Overall, the implementation of body cameras in retail is a complex issue with pros and cons that retailers will need to carefully consider.

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[-] Drusas@kbin.run 34 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

This is part of a growing trend in the retail industry, as stores respond to an increase in organized retail theft(1) and violence against workers(2)."

The first has been proven to be a lie. The second is true, especially since the pandemic began.

It's a sad state of affairs when retail workers need to wear cameras to protect themselves, but that is the only value. Not an alleged increase in organized theft. That is just the line being brought out by big companies like Target to excuse bad behavior on their part.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Can't wait until I can buy all my clothing online and be done with this

[-] Drusas@kbin.run 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

We need a campaign to standardize clothing sizes. I can go buy men's size 32x32 pants in three different stores, or women's size 7 pants in three different stores, and they will all be different sizes.

Even bras, which are supposed to be standardized, have the same exact problem.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Didn't NATO do that? Think I read that somewhere

[-] Drusas@kbin.run 1 points 5 months ago

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