A San Francisco pharmacy has taken extreme measures to protect their goods padlocking fridges shut, tying metal chains to ensure the doors remain closed.
A Safeway in Vallejo recently installed metal emergency exit gates in front of one of the entrances to deter shoplifters as robbery is up 14 percent in the city.
Seeing Black Santas shaped my worldview. We need more of them
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Kaesen Hill, 3, has his photo taken with Santa, aka Chukundi Salisbury, Dec. 16, 2018. The group 100 Black Parents hosted a free Black Santa event at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center for kids to have their photos taken with Santa Claus.GENNA MARTIN / SEATTLEPI.COM
The fingerprint that makes every holiday shopping season unique is how every year has that one in-demand item that gets people to wrestle each other in store aisles, or wait for hours in virtual queues, just for a shot at buying it. In the 1990s, it was an animatronic Elmo doll that laughed when it was tickled. A few years ago, it was a collection of toy hamsters called Zhu Zhu Pets. This year, it’s the futuristic PlayStation 5 gaming console.