Same here in the Tulsa metro where the north side of town is in a "food desert" after the recent shutdown of the only supermarket in the area. It was previously a large chain (Albertson's) but they pulled out about 6-7 years ago then a local guy that has a small chain of "mercados" in the Hispanic community tried it in the same building. He shut down for the same reason(s): couldn't make money, was being ripped off by the community and employees.
For anybody who can't wrap their mind around being ripped off by a community that truly needs access to a proper grocery/supermarket, take a field trip to your local Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to find a supermarket. Upon entering, go directly to the Health and Beauty Aids aisle and notice how much of the merchandise is behind a locked door and compare that to your usual shopping location. You now should fully understand and conclude your field trip while your vehicle still has its tires/wheels attached.
Thirty nine year ago I was going north on Peoria to Sperry, I noticed a NEW large shopping center just north of APACHE st. on the west side of the road. It had everything a person needed in it, Spirits, fast food, Bellscott, and many other stores.
ONE year later I again went to Sperry an noticed this entire shopping center was abandoned, except for a liqueur store.
Noe Peoria, south of 44 is getting just as bad.
We had a large contingent of Katrina refugees her about 9 years ago. For the first time in our history Walmart had to go on Lockdown as so many of them were trying to steal the place blind.
The Katrina camp had to bring in guards for the gates. It was said it was to protect the refugees but it was really to suppress internal crime brought in by the refugees.
“You now should fully understand and conclude your field trip while your vehicle still has its tires/wheels attached.”
That is, if you made it inside without being robbed in the parking lot.