Lululemon’s\n \n CEO Calvin McDonald said the retailer stands by its decision to fire two employees who tried to intervene during a theft at one of its stores. The incident took place in late April at its store in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. Cellphone footage from the store shows two men wearing hoodies and face masks rush into the store and grab armloads of merchandise from areas closest to the entrance of the store and then rush out.
” The company went on to refer to its “longstanding protocols in place” in regards to safety, and said that “no amount of merchandise in a store” is worth the risk for an employee. “The two employees at our Peachtree Corners location in Georgia were not terminated for calling the police…. Employees are able and instructed to call 911 when needed, and that was not the cause of termination,” the statement said. The employees risked putting themselves and others “in harm’s way,” Lululemon noted.