For example, Walgreens announced in 2019 that it would shutter 200 stores. Blaming shoplifting sounds like some serious Chamber of Commerce spin to direct attention away from them abandoning locations and the jobs that go with them, and to give ammunition to pro-corporate pro-policing factions.
Anyway, TFA links to more reading in its final paragraph. Look for the link in the following text:
but: An analysis of crime statistics and other reporting by The Atlantic cast doubt on what it called the "great shoplifting freak-out," citing "fuzzy data" and asserting that what's being lumped together as shoplifting is actually a variety of violent crimes.
This is certainly the case on HackerNews if it's a censoring tech company or a BigPharma Corp like Pfizer
Do you have any evidence for this?
Its not that hard.
Hire a couple of pharmacists. Check their licenses.
Hire a dozen regular employees.
Assign a few managers.
Buy drugs. Buy soft drinks and milk. Buy personal care goods.
Open between hours of 9 to 10 pm 24-7
There’s no long term strategic plan needed (should we switch to Pepsi? Why not stock both?). Except, maybe, the prescience to only hire ex-marines.
a. They can't hire enough people.
b. Shoplifting spikes later at night, so why bother being open then, especially when (a) is a problem.
It isn't just one thing, but given two problems put together, it leads to stones (cut hours, close stores) that kill multiple birds.