Grocery chain rolls out floor-to-ceiling security to stop ‘organized crime’ – as shoppers ask if ‘it’s really necessary’ [Video]

SHOPPERS have slammed a grocery store as it unveiled its latest anti-theft measure, sparking major safety concerns.

Atlantic Superstore in Canada sparked a major controversy after putting up plexiglass barriers around the perimeter of the store.

“Was that really necessary?” a customer asked after leaving the Halifax store, according to Global News.

Experts believe this was a tone-deaf move for the company.

“All I see right now is an industry that’s protecting itself without really trying to understand the client’s experience,” said Sylvain Charlebois, the director of Dalhousie University Agri-Food Analytics Lab.

He argued that it would have been better for Atlantic Superstore to quantify how much it was losing due to the issue.

“They’ve never actually said, ‘This is how …