Walmart’s policy is to prosecute to the severest extent possible EVERY instance of shoplifting they find. If you steal high-dollar merchandise, they will let you steal until they have video evidence you have exceeded the value level for grand theft. read more
Charles Fishman, author of The Wal-Mart Effect, says that throughout the 1990s and 2000s, most of Walmart’s crime was happening in the store’s parking lots. An internal figure cited in the documentary “Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices” suggested that 80% of crime at Walmarts happened outside. read more