unfortunately, a lot of the time they really don’t have a choice at the store level. I know it’s not the most helpful suggestion, but maybe reaching out to corporate to let them know there are people who want that could help. good luck on your lard quest.
realistically the CEOs make the biggest scare, but the chain of command usually barely even reaches them in large companies. if you really want to stop a company from doing bad things it’s not a super effective strategy. that being said if you’re trying to make them feel unsafe then it’s perfect, but it is also terrorism by definition. do with that what you will. edit: clarified what kind of company