I sometimes shop at a Dollar Store that’s on the edge of a sketchy area. At times there is only one employee in the entire store, at a cash register. I suppose they are having trouble getting help.
Maybe there’s someone in the back looking at cameras. But I’m guessing that the shoplifting there must be significant.
When I lived in Texas the closest store to my apartment was DG. I watched several times as melanated folks just loaded up their carts and walked right out the door. It was always the melanated folks. It is no wonder they are going under.