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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by ryandamm on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @11:00AM (#42794156)
Walgreen’s was closing stores anyway and used the pandemic shoplifting as an excuse… but it was never the actual reason.

Crime is at historical lows.

Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by ajmurmann on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @11:08AM (#42794229)
Even if shoplifting at Walgreens was the reason for closure, the downtowns of a few "liberal cities" (it's always the same 3-4 mentioned) are extremely unlikely to have that much impact on national statistics.