Is This Theft Problem Going on in Retail Stores?

There's a woman's clothing store that is like a hundred yards from where we live, and they now have two armed guards on duty. And i walked over with my wife there the other day when she was doing a return of an item she'd boughtthere, and the guys were wearing full bullet proof. Yes, i'm fully armored, serious weapons. I mean, this is this theft problem going on with violent criminal rings coming into retail stores is so unsettling all around america. Bes by said that it was actually effecting their profits with the theft rings. The extra steps retailers of expensive items are having to do with how they lock up the items, how they're displayed now.