Dollar Stores Became Magnets for Crime and Killing

Re:Dollar Stores Became Magnets for Crime and Killing by flybrand on Friday July 02, 2021 @02:20AM (#27708336)

Who benefits from a hit piece on a retailer that is one of the few willing to put new stores in these areas?

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Re:Dollar Stores Became Magnets for Crime and Killing by duskwuff on Friday July 02, 2021 @02:58AM (#27708575)

As the story mentions, these retailers aren't innocent bystanders -- they're responsible for accelerating the decline of other local retailers. In particular, they have a significant negative effect on local supermarkets, even though they usually don't carry fresh food.

https://civileats.com/2018/12/17/dollar-stores-are-taking-ov...

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Re:Dollar Stores Became Magnets for Crime and Killing by toomanybeersies on Friday July 02, 2021 @08:50AM (#27710821)

But they're not responsible for the economic and societal conditions that allow dollar stores to thrive in the first place.

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Re:Dollar Stores Became Magnets for Crime and Killing by fortran77 on Friday July 02, 2021 @02:29AM (#27708394)

My thought too. They’re sticking their necks out and getting shot. This piece is blaming the victim.

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Re:Dollar Stores Became Magnets for Crime and Killing by kevinventullo on Friday July 02, 2021 @02:33AM (#27708414)

Who’s “they”? The people who get shot are the local residents who work there with no security and would be fired for defending themselves.

Murder/Robberies are the cost of doing business to the executives and shareholders defining the store policies.

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