Yes, Fred Meyer can check receipts at the door

Stores are generally unlikely to detain customers who refuse receipt checks, but that doesn’t mean it’s optional. Customers who refuse could face other penalties.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fred Meyer recently announced that it will begin checking customer receipts at the door at Portland-area stores as part of a broader push to crack down on crime and shoplifting.

After the announcement was reported, a viewer emailed KGW asserting that a mandatory receipt-checking policy would be illegal because it’s only permitted if the store has a reasonable suspicion that a person is shoplifting.

The story drew similar comments on social media, and those claims echo many

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