Re:I Was Robbed in San Francisco While the Cameras Rolled
by paxys on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @01:45AM
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While I'm sure shoplifting is a concern, where I lived (around Market/Van Ness) there were 4 or 5 Walgreens stores within a 3 block radius. And several CVS, Safeway, Whole Foods and many other smaller independent ones on top of that. And I (and everyone I know) still ordered everything on Amazon. A couple of them have since closed, and it was long overdue IMO. Shoplifting or not there was no way they were all profitable.
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Re:I Was Robbed in San Francisco While the Cameras Rolled
by olivermarks on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @01:57AM
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It' easy to find video online of thugs hopping over the counters of shops in San Francisco, hitting shop assistants and strolling out with armfuls of merchandise. They know they will not be caught or punished, so a lot of stores are just closing.
People in affluent areas of SF seem oblivious to all this and keep voting - and donating - to the political class who tell them everything is finally going great... and they assume this is true. https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/walgreens-and-cvs-stores...
Re:I Was Robbed in San Francisco While the Cameras Rolled
by plank_time on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @02:35AM
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My friend owns a Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto. They employ the same strategy there too. In areas with high foot traffic they have a lot of stores close by to make it hard for anyone else to start a business in the area. It ends up being more overall profitable because they take all the sales in that area leaving it harder for newer competitors to operate profitably.
ABC stores in Honolulu employ the same strategy. There are mutilple ABC stores on the same block sometimes.