Closure of one in the West Side of Milwaukee was announced at the same time. It is very near to a low income housing complex. Walmart gave the same statement about profitability. Our local TV ‘news’ hit all the popular notes about food deserts and dis-whatevering the poor, but reported nothing about the theft that impacts the profits.
This is NOT ONLY about the shoplifting it is MORE about the safety of their team members and customers!! These places have become jungles of crime, murders, robberies, carjackings ect.