I doubt that stores will stop undestaffing. I think they have decided that shoplifting is cheaper than the labor to run the store correctly. Of course, the store is blamed for the shrink. I am courious to know if the store called the police and if they responded.
Thank you for reporting it. I am constantly saying that we pay for every shoplifter and the people who put things down in the grocery. You know, the bananas in the freezer and the chuck roast in the gum display.