The Brief
- A Grocery Outlet in Riverside County now requires customers to leave reusable bags with a cashier due to increased theft.
- The store cited individuals exploiting the previous policy and aims to maintain product availability and affordable pricing.
- Amid a rise in California retail theft, the store also encourages struggling customers to ask for help instead of resorting to stealing.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. – A popular grocery store chain in the Inland Empire has updated its bag policy in an effort to crack down on retail theft.
What we know:
Customers at the Grocery Outlet store in Hemet, located about two miles east of Los Angeles, will no longer be allowed to carry their own reusable shopping bags while browsing the store. Instead, shoppers will be required to use hand baskets or carts.…