Supermarket chain bans unaccompanied minors after 6 pm, large bags amid out-of-control theft

A supermarket chain is banning unaccompanied minors inside select stores after 6 p.m. and large bags in Washington, D.C., and Maryland as part of a new policy aimed at curbing rampant retail theft.

Giant Food confirmed to Fox News Digital in a statement on Monday that the chain’s revised policy will affect select stores "to mitigate the unprecedented levels of product theft" that has made business "unsustainable."

"Retail theft in our market area affects everyone," Giant Foods said in a statement.