Local businesses go shopping for solutions, as carts mysteriously disappear
While the sight of an abandoned shopping cart can be amusing for passers by, and even has its own social media following, local businesses who incur added costs are not laughing.
Christopher Szeszorak, store manager at Harold’s Family Foods in Prince Albert, said over the past six months, he’s noticed a significant and steady decrease in the amount of shopping carts remaining in their cart lobby.
“We are down to 25 carts. We have lost about 75 from our original count. Shopping baskets — about 50 of those are missing as well,” he said. The cost of a new shopping cart can be over $250 each.
Szeszorak also explained the store is struggling to ensure customers have enough carts and baskets to use while shopping. In an effort to help retrieve some, management recently posted a sign requesting cart sightings on their main reader board overlooking 28 Street East.