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Joe Biden has become the first US President to walk a picket line. That’s kind of a big deal.

Boru

(September 26, 2023 at 2:12 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Joe Biden has become the first US President to walk a picket line. That’s kind of a big deal.

Not to be outdone, Trump will speak at a non-union Michigan parts plant tomorrow. 

DETROIT — Former President Donald Trump said he was traveling to Detroit to rally with striking autoworkers, but the location he settled on for his Wednesday event is a nonunion parts supplier whose workers aren’t at all involved with the strike.

https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-visi...47123.html

(September 26, 2023 at 9:10 pm)LinuxGal Wrote:

(September 26, 2023 at 2:12 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Joe Biden has become the first US President to walk a picket line. That’s kind of a big deal.

Not to be outdone, Trump will speak at a non-union Michigan parts plant tomorrow. 

DETROIT — Former President Donald Trump said he was traveling to Detroit to rally with striking autoworkers, but the location he settled on for his Wednesday event is a nonunion parts supplier whose workers aren’t at all involved with the strike.

https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-visi...47123.html

The trumpettes don't have the mental capacity to know/understand the difference.

Target is closing nine stores in major cities across four states, claiming theft and organized retail crime have made the environment unsafe for staff and customers – and unsustainable for business.

The big box chain is part of a wave of retailers – both large and small – that say they’re struggling to contain store crimes that have hurt their bottom lines. Many have closed stores or made changes to merchandise and layouts.

One factor that police believe is a driver of organized retail crime more recently is the fact that under new criminal justice reform laws and local district attorney’s policies to reduce mass incarceration, grand theft — the law that covers shoplifting — is a crime that judges can no longer jail a person or even require bail, no matter how many times the same individual is caught. 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/business/...index.html

If you see someone steal food or medicine...no you didn't. If you see someone steal a TV, yes you did.

(September 27, 2023 at 6:27 am)brewer Wrote: Target is closing nine stores in major cities across four states, claiming theft and organized retail crime have made the environment unsafe for staff and customers – and unsustainable for business.

The big box chain is part of a wave of retailers – both large and small – that say they’re struggling to contain store crimes that have hurt their bottom lines. Many have closed stores or made changes to merchandise and layouts.

One factor that police believe is a driver of organized retail crime more recently is the fact that under new criminal justice reform laws and local district attorney’s policies to reduce mass incarceration, grand theft — the law that covers shoplifting — is a crime that judges can no longer jail a person or even require bail, no matter how many times the same individual is caught. 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/business/...index.html

Don’t you believe it.

Retail Theft Is Actual Flat, Not Rising

Quote:While retailers and the NRF are increasingly saying crime is cutting into profits, losses from internal and external theft last year were largely on par with historical trends. They made up 65% of total shrink, the survey found.

Boru

(September 27, 2023 at 12:34 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(September 27, 2023 at 6:27 am)brewer Wrote: Target is closing nine stores in major cities across four states, claiming theft and organized retail crime have made the environment unsafe for staff and customers – and unsustainable for business.

The big box chain is part of a wave of retailers – both large and small – that say they’re struggling to contain store crimes that have hurt their bottom lines. Many have closed stores or made changes to merchandise and layouts.

One factor that police believe is a driver of organized retail crime more recently is the fact that under new criminal justice reform laws and local district attorney’s policies to reduce mass incarceration, grand theft — the law that covers shoplifting — is a crime that judges can no longer jail a person or even require bail, no matter how many times the same individual is caught. 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/business/...index.html

Don’t you believe it.

Retail Theft Is Actual Flat, Not Rising

Quote:While retailers and the NRF are increasingly saying crime is cutting into profits, losses from internal and external theft last year were largely on par with historical trends. They made up 65% of total shrink, the survey found.

Boru

Have you considered that the 'historical trends' were based on a nation wide sample/statistic and not particular to individual stores?

Plus it does not sound like shrinkage is their only concern. There is also staff and customer safety issues to consider. Read further down in the article you posted. It was also sited in the CNN article.

(September 27, 2023 at 3:13 pm)brewer Wrote:

(September 27, 2023 at 12:34 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Don’t you believe it.

Retail Theft Is Actual Flat, Not Rising


Boru

Have you considered that the 'historical trends' were based on a nation wide sample/statistic and not particular to individual stores?

Plus it does not sound like shrinkage is their only concern. There is also staff and customer safety issues to consider. Read further down in the article you posted. It was also sited in the CNN article.

I read the entire article. I think the violence angle is also being overblown - shoplifters aren’t generally violent.

Boru

(September 27, 2023 at 3:57 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(September 27, 2023 at 3:13 pm)brewer Wrote: Have you considered that the 'historical trends' were based on a nation wide sample/statistic and not particular to individual stores?

Plus it does not sound like shrinkage is their only concern. There is also staff and customer safety issues to consider. Read further down in the article you posted. It was also sited in the CNN article.

I read the entire article. I think the violence angle is also being overblown - shoplifters aren’t generally violent.

Boru

It's not just about physical violence. The mental aspect needs to be considered also. If the organized thefts are repeated in the identified stores I wouldn't work or shop there.