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Hot Topic: Do you complete a purchase if a product is in a locked case?

Plus, readers weigh in on plastic bag bans.
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A Consumer World study found that when shoppers discover something they intend to buy is in a locked display case, only 32% ask a store employee to unlock the case.

You tell us: What are you most apt to do when a product that you intend to buy is in a locked case? Cast your vote here.

Circling back: Last week, we noted that California, which has a new statewide ban on plastic bags, was one of 12 states with such bans, and we asked if you’d support a national ban on plastic bags. It turns out that most of your are totes into reusable totes, with 56.8% of you saying you’d support that national ban, 39.6% of you opposing it, and 3.6% of you didn’t know or weren’t sure.

Retail news that keeps industry pros in the know

Retail Brew delivers the latest retail industry news and insights surrounding marketing, DTC, and e-commerce to keep leaders and decision-makers up to date.