Pass-through loss prevention system

A storefront shelf comprising:

• a front portion which is substantially planar comprising:
• a continuous transparent barrier configured to permit shoppers to view shelf contained products and further configured to inhibit extraction of any of a set of shelf contained products except through at least one product exit aperture of the front portion;
• the at least one product exit aperture, which is an opening in the front portion configured to permit one of the shelf contained products to pass;
• and
• a plurality of one product movement apertures, each being an opening in the front portion configured to permit a hand of the shopper to pass and to thereafter manipulate positions of the shelf contained product,
• wherein the plurality of one product movement apertures are smaller than the at least one product exit aperture.

A storefront shelf comprising:

• a shelf front, which is substantially planar comprising:
• a continuous transparent barrier coupled to the shelf front, the continuous transparent barrier configured to permit shoppers to view shelf contained products and further configured to inhibit extraction of any of a set of shelf contained products except through at least one product exit aperture of the shelf front;
• a plurality of product movement apertures disposed in the continuous transparent barrier;
• the at least one product exit aperture, which is an opening in the shelf front configured to permit a hand of a shopper to pass therethrough;
• and
• a set of restocking components connected to open and close the continuous transparent barrier, wherein when the continuous transparent barrier is open the shelf contained products are able to be restocked via the opening;
• a shelf top;
• a shelf bottom;
• a right sidewall;
• a left sidewall;
• and
• a rear sidewall;
• wherein the shelf front, shelf top, shelf bottom, right sidewall, the left sidewall, and the rear sidewall define a shelf storage volume within which shelf contained products are contained, wherein when the shelf front is closed, the at least one product exit aperture is the only opening configured to permit any of the shelf contained products to be moved from the shelf storage volume to an outside environment, and
• wherein the plurality of product movement apertures are smaller than the at least one product exit aperture.