stopthatgirl7 to [email protected] • 1 year ago'Power to communities': Chicago considers city-owned grocery store to address 'food deserts' after giants like Walmart and Whole Foods shutter storesfinance.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: news
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-link'Power to communities': Chicago considers city-owned grocery store to address 'food deserts' after giants like Walmart and Whole Foods shutter storesfinance.yahoo.comstopthatgirl7 to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoConsidering most stores shut down due to excessive theft (and inaction of authorities), would this be any different than just opening another food bank?
minus-squarestopthatgirl7OPlinkfedilink7•1 year agoYeah, about that “most stores shut down door to excessive theft” thing… https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/business/retail-shoplifting-shrink-walgreens/index.html
minus-squarecozz33linkfedilink0•1 year agoThe article you linked says there’s been a 25.6% increase in retail theft just within a years time. That’s bound to hurt a lot of businesses.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoKeep in mind that is relative to another number.
Considering most stores shut down due to excessive theft (and inaction of authorities), would this be any different than just opening another food bank?
Yeah, about that “most stores shut down door to excessive theft” thing…
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/business/retail-shoplifting-shrink-walgreens/index.html
The article you linked says there’s been a 25.6% increase in retail theft just within a years time. That’s bound to hurt a lot of businesses.
Keep in mind that is relative to another number.