Do they have employees walking down each isle at closing? Isn’t there a chance somebody still walking on a different isle then they are?
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Worked in a supermarket, we closed the doors one way (so the sensor opened the door on the inside, but not on the outside, so people could still leave). As supervisor, I usually did a check through the store like 10 minutes after closing. Both to check if there were customers and to direct staff to focus on stocking / cleaning.
We always had like 1 or 2 older people that were a tad slow, so we always helped them out. Not only to be polite and helpful, but also to get them out of the store.
That’s exactly what they do. It’s not perfect though, plus most stores have a night crew of some kind.
“Hide in the store bathrooms at closing then sneak around, undetected, having adventures” was definitely a big goal of mine in childhood.
walmart doesn’t really close. There are always employees in there doing work, just close to the public.
but another supermarket I worked at DOES close. We had multiple employees go through every aisle at the same time to make sure everyone cleared out. Set the alarm, roll the fences and GTFO.
They tell everyone over the speaker that in due time the doors will be shut then they control who comes in or not.
Costco in Phoenix would turn down the lights and each isle got an employee moving people to the registers… The first round they were pretty polite about it, just asking us to move along, the second round was pretty much move out now…. No idea if there was a third sweep, I would assume so. Also employees checking restrooms and other areas.
As already stated, after hours there are usually maintenance tasks, restocking, unloading incoming shipments, etc…. Those teams are fairly small so I would guess if you did not belong it would be noticed . A few times I was out and about at 0dark30 and would drive by Costco (or other large stores) and usually there are 10 or 20 vehicals in the parking lot……
I used to do this when i worked at Costco—it was called “The Walk” over the radio. The bay door was pulled down at closing time, and we would slowly march forward one aisle at a time like a wave, essentially shadowing anyone still in the store one to give them the hint to not take their time.
Costco does this thing where the employees basically form a wall from the end of the store, and herd all the customers to the registers while blocking them from going further into the store
It actually happens all the time. Do a quick google search for “person stuck in store” and you’ll see lots of examples, people stuck inside a CVS or Aldi or other store after hours.
I worked at an OfficeMax in Toledo 92-93 and they found remnants of someone sleeping behind the topstock of paper cases.
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