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Remember when Target blamed theft for closing stores? It's all lies. (popular.info)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Never trust the corporations excuses.

PS: I wasn't sure if this was a good fit for this community, but I couldn't think of another. Any suggestions?

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[–] jeanofthedead 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Every big box store experiences petty theft, though. The real reason the 3 Target stores in Portland closed is because they were all in absolutely horrific locations. One was in a reclaimed bowling alley. Another was off a freeway and took ages to actually get to a parking lot. Just super inaccessible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Lol what dies a bowling ally have to do with anything ? Who cares what it was previously. A shop rite opened up in a dead abandoned mall by me and its user popular and always busy.

Petty theft is one thing but of you get hit enough it adds up. Bot every shop lifter fills a car full high end items and leaves. Some take a small amount if items and come back dozens of times a week. Sometimes multiple times a day. I was a store fixer for toys r us about 20 years ago. This one woman would come in a few days a week and pocket magic the gathering cards packs and other card game packs. While I was there we caught her in camera taking $200 worth of packs each trip. That was a single person doing it.

Now imagine a place like target that actually has a variety of small easily hidden products that cost a lot more money.

[–] jeanofthedead 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It’s okay- literally every Portland local agrees that this was the reason for the stores closing down. What national news reports is incredibly out-of-touch.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well of course, why blame themselves for bad politicians they voted in when they can blame others. It's the American way. Thankfully Oakland, Chicago and other places are starting to wake up to what is really going on

[–] jeanofthedead 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Obviously, your experience in retail 20 years ago trumps all else, babe. Lmao.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

I have a lot of experience in LP. About 12 years worth. I did consulting for many retail companies.