Brick and mortar stores are in a tough position because of the evolution of shopping options. That's no one's "fault", it is the way it is and they have to decide how they will deal with it.
But it's a shame these people (employees) don't understand how this came to be and how the political groups promising them more are shafting them. A really key takeaway that these employees need to realize is that they will never raise a family and live the American dream on minimum wage, Ever. No matter how high the minimum wage is raised. If they want those things, they need to figure out how to get qualified for work that is not basically the domain of HS students.
Understanding cause and effect is something that few young people grasp. They think, and will continue to do so, that the remuneration for work should be based on their economic needs, not the value of their work.
Exactly. THye were used by the $15/hr groups. As a example, no retailer will pay that for a cashier to spend X hours swiping barcodes and pressing the “debit/credit” button at the end as most transactions are. Just look at any big box store like Target, grocery stores and even McDonald’s and you see the low skill jobs are now self-scans and kiosks.