“Even easier: Close retail area of the store, go internet only, use an Amazon Locker type pickup in the front of the store, with the lockers loaded from the back. No cash on site, no clerk to threaten over a counter.”
Walgreens has over 10,000 (ten thousand) stores. All of them except the ones in SF work fine.
Why should Walgreens jump though hoops so they can do business in one location in one city?
It makes more sense for Walgreens to shut down their SF stores and tell SF where to stick it.
If you ever listen to the Nerdrotic Youtube channel, his wife had a hair salon in SF for years. SF policies drove it out of business. What did they do? They moved someplace else and told SF where to stick it.
Eventually SF will look like Detroit if it keeps driving businesses away. Cities need more than IT companies to survive. Restaurants, drug stores, groceries matter too. And SF is driving them away.
“Walgreens has over 10,000 (ten thousand) stores. All of them except the ones in SF work fine.”
Er, no, they’re seeing increasing problems elsewhere. See below.
“Why should Walgreens jump though hoops so they can do business in one location in one city?”
Because the “No charges for shoplifting below $950 in merchandise” and “Even if we do arrest them we will let them go” laws are appearing in other jurisdictions. The shop-looting is starting there too. It’s not limited to SF any more.
And yes, I watch (and subscribe) to Nerdrotic’s YouTube channel.