Target blamed theft and violence when it closed 9 stores in New York, Seattle, San Francisco and Portland, but crime is worse at locations it kept open nearby.

Some of those locations were even in high income areas where the police are well funded, so even that possible explanation falls short.

  • sourquincelog [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I live near one of the “small format” stores that is closing, barely a year or two after opening (and a significant remodel). The “small format” stores suck. Lacking inventory, many items are locked behind cases, and there are more security guards than actual employees on the floor, so you spend a long time waiting for someone to unlock the item you need while being stared down by some goon in olive drab and body armor.

    It sure feels a lot like they’re blaming their bad business decisions on nebulous “criminal activity” that only happens to be in left-leaning towns, feeding directly into right-wing narratives. Identical to the CVS San Francisco stories from a few years ago

    I hate it here