Any system which operates under the initial presumption that I am a criminal is likely to alienate me as a customer. Stores which implement such a system will certainly lose my business. I can think of no benefit I might have from this system as a consumer. It reminds me of the ridiculous packaging put around CDs and DVDs to reduce shrinkage, which are just as likely to result in injury while attempting to extricate the goods, leave gummy spots on the jewel case, and result in unnecessary garbage and waste. This is why I buy music and movies from digital distribution channels (if I buy them at all). Similarly, I no longer shop at clothing stores which clamp anti-theft devices on their merchandise. Alarms going off at the door as I walk between the security pillars with my just purchased goods? Good bye and good riddance as well.

I suspect that this system, if implemented, will drive consumers to other retail channels (mailorder such as Amazon, which just introduced their "Frustration-Free Packaging" - think about this in the context of games), online distributors such as Steam, and BitTorrent.

On a side note, it was my understand that a large portion of shinkage, if not the majority, is due to products leaving by the back door rather than the front.