Word: krasinski
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Store employees are checking bags and tying them closed with red plastic ribbon in a renewed effort to control shoplifting. Coop Security Director Dawn J. Krasinski said the store tied bags during every student "book rush" until three years ago, when staff shortages forced them to end the practice. She said the procedure was meant to show students that the store was watching the merchandise...
...attempt to try and bring to people's attention that we care and that we're trying to protect their profits," Krasinski said. "We're not trying to insult anyone by saying that anyone is a potential shoplifter--though, sadbut true, it does occur...
...Krasinski said the store decided to tiestudents's bags this year because the text bookdepartment was unusually crowded. She said themanagers did not mean to discriminate againststudents, noting that the Coop posts undercoverguards throughout the store. "We're not justpicking on students, we're trying to controlfinkage," she said...
...Krasinski said she did not know of anycomplaints about the practice. She said the storewould decide next term whether to continue thepolicy after testing students' reactions...
...Coop plans to continue the procedure untilthe end of the book rush, Krasinski said...