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Target Lowers Bar for Workers to Stop Thefts to as Little as $50
- Employees can now stop shoplifting incidents worth $50
- Shoplifting and other inventory issues have weighed on profits
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Target Corp. is lowering the bar to stop shoplifters, taking a tougher approach to further curb store theft that has weighed on operations.
Store staff can now seek to halt incidents of theft worth at least $50, lower than the previous threshold of $100, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing private company policy. The new guideline is expected to be enforced this summer, they said.