It’s ultimately a ‘loss prevention’ issue but mentioning it will be avoided to avoid ‘racism’ allegations.
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon did tell CNBC that theft in stores was a problem in an interview last December and that closing stores was an option.
The problem becomes the looters will find new stores in new areas to loot. It’s what they do.
Interesting. Both big red states that featured a closing were “Market concept” types of stores. Not sure what that means.
I was not in the least bit surprised to see that many in Illinois.
Seems like a bad strategy. The consumers do not magically disappear because you closed your store. If the “sacrificial” stores are not kept open I would assume the issue just spreads to the next nearest stores?
The Great Shoplifting Drawdown...
Who can blame them....
As for $hitcago...no need to comment there!
Ghetto lives to destroy.
Diversity: our greatest strength!
Thats newspeak for so much theft that actual sales can't eat the costs.
But we all know that and it would be racist to say it.
The Walmart store on Reisterstown Road in Baltimore (rather a more suburban setting) was closed as well, about a year and a half ago. I imagine it was due to shoplifting as well, since customers were treated like suspects at all times. I was only in the store a couple of times, which was enough for me. The atmosphere was just too lowlife for me. There’s a reason there’s a website called “Walmart People”, featuring the weirdos to be found there.
The one closing in TX is a ‘Neighborhood Market’. Those stores - the few that I’ve been in - are creepy.
Darkened lighting, poor selection of items, laid out strangely....etc.
Closing 2 in Porrlamd, Oregon. Not really surprised by thosr. The one in Washington State up in Everett, that kind of surprises me.
Looting costs too much. And the company doesn’t have insurance on this. They buy products that the local people just steal. When you lose a million+ a year on looting, it’s time to close the store
I wouldn’t mind seeing all Walmart stores close. Does anyone remember the founder, Sam Walton, and his pledge to sell made in the USA products? Well, his kids have taken over now, and it’s WOKE. They even stopped selling the My Pillow brand.
The one in Overland Park is close to where we used to live. It’s a nice neighborhood and the store seemed clean and safe.
Mostly neighborhoods you would not want your wife or daughter in after dark.
Why make that crazy trip and go in the store?
Walmart ships to your door for free (Mostly).
Just pick your favorite online provider-
I’ve haven’t done in-person shopping for commodity crapola in many, many moons.
Fresh food is different - gotta see it, smell it, hands on.
10303 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, Kansas City (Neighborhood Market concept)
Already closed. There are 3 others with within about 6 miles.
Being a resident of the twin Cities, I see they’re closing one in Brooklyn Center.
Brooklyn Center is a first ring suburb with a substantial minority population and a growing amount of crime. Any retail business that fears for their employees and financial well-being ought to get out of there now.
Brooklyn Center is metastasized cancer. The main tumor is the city of Minneapolis. You can only contain the cancer so long before it spreads - in this case, Brooklyn Park, new Hope, Crystal, Plymouth, etc.