UPDATE: The truth about Target
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On September 26, Target announced it was closing nine stores "because theft and organized retail crime are…contributing to unsustainable business performance." Target said that before making the decision to shutter the stores, it had "invested heavily in strategies to prevent and stop theft and organized retail crime." But ultimately, Target claimed, those efforts failed to make those stores "successful."

Never trust the corporations excuses.

PS: I wasn’t sure if this was a good fit for this community, but I couldn’t think of another. Any suggestions?

  • @SyntheadEnglish
    -4•1 year ago

    Did you read the article?

    Of course.

    The data they are talking about is interesting and related, and while it does have correlation, it’s missing causation. There could be unreported theft, they might be closing stores with lower theft to move traffic to other stores (with higher theft) for other reasons, etc.

    I’m not taking Target’s side, but I still wouldn’t say this is immediately conclusive.