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Denver grocery stores are locking up or cordoning off more products. But it depends on the neighborhood.

Security measures vary across city as chains ramp up efforts to thwart shoplifters

Shoppers at a Safeway grocery store, 757 E. 20th Ave., in Denver on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. The store is among locations that have placed some items in more-secure aisles or displays.
Safeway and Albertsons workers in Colorado have rejected a final offer from management, setting the clock ticking on a strike, which could happen as soon as Sunday morning. The store pictured here is at 757 E. 20th Ave. in Denver. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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At a Safeway grocery store in Denver's Five Points neighborhood, customers planning to peruse aisles 2 and 3 first must enter a secure shopping area cordoned off from the rest of the store.
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