Oddbean new post about login | logout Retailers close stores, blame shoplifters, but the data proves they're lying. Another solid report from @0f12ec1b and company at Popular Information https://popular.info/p/target-says-its-closing-9-stores?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1664&post_id=137675685&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=qs4z&utm_medium=email
@f8d9bc1c @0f12ec1b I used to live blocks away from the Portland, OR Target that's closing. I witnessed thefts there all the time that grew worse during the pandemic. For the majority of the pandemic/riots, the store was boarded up because the windows kept getting smashed. I'm not surprised that they're closing, but it's a sad loss for those who still live downtown.
@f8d9bc1c @0f12ec1b I mean, if you--like me--consider profitseeking above all else to the point you screw over employees, neighborhoods, and supply chains to bump up your stupid almighty stocks to be a form of theft from the rest of society... then yeah. And as always, if you saw someone shoplifting, no you didn't.
@f8d9bc1c @0f12ec1b If you've never been to the Target on Jantzen Beach then you maybe don't quite understand just what is going on on Jantzen Beach. Sure it's just one snapshot, but for the folks who know it, it's no bueno. Times they are a changing. Not just with Mother Earth, but with nature's ability to nurture.
@f8d9bc1c @0f12ec1b For a humorous local perspective here in Seattle: https://theneedling.com/2023/08/02/cramped-overpriced-corporate-store-with-no-parking-or-anything-on-your-shopping-list-shutting-down-due-to-safety-concerns/