I was looking at the news this morning when this came on..
"Over 100 masked teens ransack and loot Philadelphia stores, police say
Police say groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in several areas of Philadelphia, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing"
abcnews.go.com
And when I went to look, found even more on how stores are being closed in major cities because of theft and organized crime
Target said it will close nine stores across the country after struggling with crime and safety threats at those locations.
Target, which has nearly 2,000 stores in the U.S., has been outspoken about organized retail crime at its stores and said theft has driven higher levels of shrink.
Target is closing locations in New York City, Seattle, San Francisco and Portland....
"Walmart closes 4 Chicago locations permanently, leaving residents with fewer shopping options"
"Whole Foods closes San Francisco flagship store after one year, citing worker safety"
"As Walmart shuts down four stores in crime-ridden Dem-led Chicago, DailyMail.com lists all the big box shops - from Macy's to Target - which have closed due to millions in losses from rampant theft
Major retailers in the US have been forced to shut down shops due to millions of dollars in losses, as rampant theft plagues big box stores across the country.
In 2021, companies lost a combined $94.5billion to shrink, a term used to describe theft and other types of inventory loss
Here DailyMail.com lists all the big box stores which have been forced to close their doors after being savaged by rising theft.... "
www.dailymail.co.uk
I had been following the closings in Oregon and California when it seemed to spread to other states..
nypost.com
www.foxbusiness.com
fee.org
www.independent.co.uk
Looks like there is no fear of God or even less of the law, and this becomes a real danger for everyone. It just seems the major cities are becoming a place to leave if not now, as soon as is possible.
"Over 100 masked teens ransack and loot Philadelphia stores, police say
Police say groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in several areas of Philadelphia, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing"
Over 100 masked teens ransack and loot Philadelphia stores, police say
Police say groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in several areas of Philadelphia, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing
And when I went to look, found even more on how stores are being closed in major cities because of theft and organized crime
Target said it will close nine stores across the country after struggling with crime and safety threats at those locations.
Target, which has nearly 2,000 stores in the U.S., has been outspoken about organized retail crime at its stores and said theft has driven higher levels of shrink.
Target is closing locations in New York City, Seattle, San Francisco and Portland....
"Walmart closes 4 Chicago locations permanently, leaving residents with fewer shopping options"
"Whole Foods closes San Francisco flagship store after one year, citing worker safety"
"As Walmart shuts down four stores in crime-ridden Dem-led Chicago, DailyMail.com lists all the big box shops - from Macy's to Target - which have closed due to millions in losses from rampant theft
Major retailers in the US have been forced to shut down shops due to millions of dollars in losses, as rampant theft plagues big box stores across the country.
In 2021, companies lost a combined $94.5billion to shrink, a term used to describe theft and other types of inventory loss
Here DailyMail.com lists all the big box stores which have been forced to close their doors after being savaged by rising theft.... "
Rampant theft caused all these stores to close their doors
Major retailers in the US have been forced to shut down stores due to millions of dollars in losses as rampant theft plagues big box stores across the country.
I had been following the closings in Oregon and California when it seemed to spread to other states..
Walmart to close remaining Portland stores as crime-ridden city battles shoplifting wave
Walmart said the closures followed a “careful review of their overall performance.”
nypost.com
Cracker Barrel becomes latest company to flee Portland amid rising crime, retail theft
Cracker Barrel, citing the coronavirus pandemic, announced this week that is becoming the latest company to move its operations out of the state of Oregon.
Walgreens is Closing 5 San Francisco Stores Thanks to This Failed California Policy
“Retail theft across our San Francisco stores has continued to increase in the past few months to five times our chain average," Walgreens spokesman Phil Caruso said. Here's the failed California policy that's in part to blame.
fee.org
Shoplifting in San Francisco is so out of control that retailers are closing stores
Walgreens has closed 17 of its stores due to rampant stealing, and CVS has called the city ‘one of the epicenters of organized retail crime’
www.independent.co.uk
Looks like there is no fear of God or even less of the law, and this becomes a real danger for everyone. It just seems the major cities are becoming a place to leave if not now, as soon as is possible.
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