Why Old Spice, Colgate and Dawn are locked up at drug stores
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Do stores really need to lock up deodorant and toothpaste?
Most of the products on the drug store shelf are behind lock and key, even everyday items such as deodorant, toothpaste, candy, dish detergent, soap and aluminum foil. Manufacturers that supply lock cases and devices to chains have seen their businesses boom.
Walgreens and Rite Aid have said that the problem of organized retail crime -- rings of criminals that steal products from stores and then often resell them on online marketplaces -- is causing them to lock more products up and close some stores.
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