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Walgreens CFO says chain may have overstated theft problem

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Walgreens CFO James Kehoe said that shrink at the chain fell from 3.5 percent to around the “mid twos” at present. Mr. Kehoe also said that Walgreens is reconsidering hiring private security guards after they proved “largely ineffective” in reducing theft in stores.

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