‘What has the world come to?’ Walmart shoppers cry after pens & energy drinks locked – as chain walks back self-checkout [Video]

WALMART shoppers have been shocked to find cheap items locked behind glass in the national retailer’s latest push to stem theft.

Several nationwide chains have announced sweeping changes to their store designs and self-checkout policies as theft has taken a bigger cut of company profits.

Walmart executives said “shrinkage” — product loss due to theft — was responsible for over $6.5 billion in losses last year.

Customers were left wondering what was next in the shoplifting crackdown when store leadership said earlier this year that it would be pulling self-checkout kiosks from some locations.

Now …