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  • Shoplifting unlikely the driving force in Portland Walmart closures

    From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 10 21:45:04 2023
    Shoplifting unlikely the driving force in Portland Walmart closures, retail watchers say

    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/shoplifting-unlikely-the-driving-force-in-portland-walmart-closures-retail-watchers-say.html

    TB

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Sat Mar 11 01:30:36 2023
    Technobarbarian wrote:
    Shoplifting unlikely the driving force in Portland Walmart closures, retail watchers say

    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/shoplifting-unlikely-the-driving-force-in-portland-walmart-closures-retail-watchers-say.html

    I dunno about that. When I went to my Walmart Thursday, the checker
    tried to stop me on my way out. It's been very very many months since
    that last happened. Must be an uptick in shoplifting here, too.

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to bfh on Sat Mar 11 06:45:32 2023
    On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 10:30:40 PM UTC-8, bfh wrote:
    Technobarbarian wrote:
    Shoplifting unlikely the driving force in Portland Walmart closures, retail watchers say

    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/shoplifting-unlikely-the-driving-force-in-portland-walmart-closures-retail-watchers-say.html
    I dunno about that. When I went to my Walmart Thursday, the checker
    tried to stop me on my way out. It's been very very many months since
    that last happened. Must be an uptick in shoplifting here, too.

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

    People are under pressure for a number of reasons, including inflation. Shoplifting is up all over the country.

    "Tidal wave of shoplifting takes laundry pods off the shelf
    Tide pods and similar products are latest shoplifting target: They serve as street currency"

    "Retailers don’t like to discuss shoplifting, which in industry terms is described as shrinkage.

    Neither CVS nor BJ’s returned emails asking about the new developments. Other drugstore chains in the area also failed to return inquiries.

    But retail groups are well aware of the trends.

    “It’s definitely an issue that the National Retail Federation is tracking,” said Lottie Watts, spokeswoman for the Washington, D.C.-based trade group, about shoplifting in general.

    The organization puts out an annual theft survey and its 2022 report found that an increase in shoplifting that came with the COVID-19 pandemic is still a factor.

    Overall, the average “shrink rate” in 2021 was 1.4 percent, according to the report.

    That represented a loss of $94.5 billion in retail sales, up from $90.8 billion in 2020."

    "Shrinkage" is the difference between what the store receives and what it sells. There are other causes besides shoplifting. Items that can't be sold because they were damaged are included in shrinkage. Sometimes stores don't actually receive
    everything they thought they received. When they do an inventory that stuff becomes part of the shrinkage. Most of the shrinkage is items that were stolen by customers and employees.

    TB

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Sat Mar 11 14:28:32 2023
    On 3/10/2023 11:45 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    Shoplifting unlikely the driving force in Portland Walmart closures, retail watchers say

    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/shoplifting-unlikely-the-driving-force-in-portland-walmart-closures-retail-watchers-say.html

    TB

    Bull shit. It's not conservatives flocking to Portland. Liberalism
    attracts liberals and other freeloaders. It doesn't matter how many
    highways and byways lead to Portland. Birds of a feather...
    --
    "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem," - Ronald Reagan

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Sat Mar 11 14:35:57 2023
    On 3/11/2023 2:28 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 3/10/2023 11:45 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    Shoplifting unlikely the driving force in Portland Walmart closures,
    retail watchers say

    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/shoplifting-unlikely-the-driving-force-in-portland-walmart-closures-retail-watchers-say.html

    TB

    Bull shit. It's not conservatives flocking to Portland. Liberalism
    attracts liberals and other freeloaders. It doesn't matter how many
    highways and byways lead to Portland. Birds of a feather...

    I replied to the wrong thread. However, what I wanted to say is this: If
    you have more people stealing than people buying, of course financial performance will suffer. The next time one of you liberals puts two and
    two together and comes up with four, it will be the first time.
    --
    "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem," - Ronald Reagan

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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to bfh on Sat Mar 11 14:12:37 2023
    On Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1:46:43 PM UTC-8, bfh wrote:
    George.Anthony wrote:
    On 3/11/2023 2:28 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 3/10/2023 11:45 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    Shoplifting unlikely the driving force in Portland Walmart
    closures, retail watchers say

    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/shoplifting-unlikely-the-driving-force-in-portland-walmart-closures-retail-watchers-say.html


    TB

    Bull shit. It's not conservatives flocking to Portland. Liberalism
    attracts liberals and other freeloaders. It doesn't matter how many
    highways and byways lead to Portland. Birds of a feather...

    I replied to the wrong thread. However, what I wanted to say is this:
    If you have more people stealing than people buying, of course
    financial performance will suffer. The next time one of you liberals
    puts two and two together and comes up with four, it will be the first time.
    If you have more stealing than buying, the receipt checkers will have something actually efficacious to do. Be dangerous, too - Walmart will
    have to give them hazard pay. And a bandolier of bear spray. If I were
    a receipt checker, I'd want a Glock - or at least a bag of tasers.
    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

    I knew a cab driver who had a taser. He used it on a drunk one night. All it did was make the drunk mad and got him beat up. The consensus was that he had it coming for being a dumbass.

    TB

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Sat Mar 11 16:46:40 2023
    George.Anthony wrote:
    On 3/11/2023 2:28 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 3/10/2023 11:45 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    Shoplifting unlikely the driving force in Portland Walmart
    closures, retail watchers say

    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/shoplifting-unlikely-the-driving-force-in-portland-walmart-closures-retail-watchers-say.html


    TB

    Bull shit. It's not conservatives flocking to Portland. Liberalism
    attracts liberals and other freeloaders. It doesn't matter how many
    highways and byways lead to Portland. Birds of a feather...

    I replied to the wrong thread. However, what I wanted to say is this:
    If you have more people stealing than people buying, of course
    financial performance will suffer. The next time one of you liberals
    puts two and two together and comes up with four, it will be the first
    time.

    If you have more stealing than buying, the receipt checkers will have
    something actually efficacious to do. Be dangerous, too - Walmart will
    have to give them hazard pay. And a bandolier of bear spray. If I were
    a receipt checker, I'd want a Glock - or at least a bag of tasers.

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Sat Mar 11 19:09:44 2023
    On 3/11/2023 4:12 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1:46:43 PM UTC-8, bfh wrote:
    George.Anthony wrote:
    On 3/11/2023 2:28 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 3/10/2023 11:45 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    Shoplifting unlikely the driving force in Portland Walmart
    closures, retail watchers say

    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/shoplifting-unlikely-the-driving-force-in-portland-walmart-closures-retail-watchers-say.html


    TB

    Bull shit. It's not conservatives flocking to Portland. Liberalism
    attracts liberals and other freeloaders. It doesn't matter how many
    highways and byways lead to Portland. Birds of a feather...

    I replied to the wrong thread. However, what I wanted to say is this:
    If you have more people stealing than people buying, of course
    financial performance will suffer. The next time one of you liberals
    puts two and two together and comes up with four, it will be the first
    time.
    If you have more stealing than buying, the receipt checkers will have
    something actually efficacious to do. Be dangerous, too - Walmart will
    have to give them hazard pay. And a bandolier of bear spray. If I were
    a receipt checker, I'd want a Glock - or at least a bag of tasers.
    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

    I knew a cab driver who had a taser. He used it on a drunk one night. All it did was make the drunk mad and got him beat up. The consensus was that he had it coming for being a dumbass.

    TB
    Using it in a closed environment was asking for trouble.
    --
    "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem," - Ronald Reagan

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Sat Mar 11 21:10:52 2023
    Technobarbarian wrote:
    On Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1:46:43 PM UTC-8, bfh wrote:
    George.Anthony wrote:
    On 3/11/2023 2:28 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 3/10/2023 11:45 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    Shoplifting unlikely the driving force in Portland Walmart
    closures, retail watchers say

    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/shoplifting-unlikely-the-driving-force-in-portland-walmart-closures-retail-watchers-say.html




    TB

    Bull shit. It's not conservatives flocking to Portland.
    Liberalism attracts liberals and other freeloaders. It
    doesn't matter how many highways and byways lead to Portland.
    Birds of a feather...

    I replied to the wrong thread. However, what I wanted to say is
    this: If you have more people stealing than people buying, of
    course financial performance will suffer. The next time one of
    you liberals puts two and two together and comes up with four,
    it will be the first time.
    If you have more stealing than buying, the receipt checkers will
    have something actually efficacious to do. Be dangerous, too -
    Walmart will have to give them hazard pay. And a bandolier of
    bear spray. If I were a receipt checker, I'd want a Glock - or at
    least a bag of tasers. -- bill Theory don't mean squat if it
    don't work.

    I knew a cab driver who had a taser. He used it on a drunk one
    night. All it did was make the drunk mad and got him beat up. The
    consensus was that he had it coming for being a dumbass.

    Consensus of whom?

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Sun Mar 12 13:35:22 2023
    Technobarbarian <technobarbarian@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1:46:43 PM UTC-8, bfh wrote:
    George.Anthony wrote:
    On 3/11/2023 2:28 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 3/10/2023 11:45 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    Shoplifting unlikely the driving force in Portland Walmart
    closures, retail watchers say

    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/shoplifting-unlikely-the-driving-force-in-portland-walmart-closures-retail-watchers-say.html



    TB

    Bull shit. It's not conservatives flocking to Portland. Liberalism
    attracts liberals and other freeloaders. It doesn't matter how many
    highways and byways lead to Portland. Birds of a feather...

    I replied to the wrong thread. However, what I wanted to say is this:
    If you have more people stealing than people buying, of course
    financial performance will suffer. The next time one of you liberals
    puts two and two together and comes up with four, it will be the first
    time.
    If you have more stealing than buying, the receipt checkers will have
    something actually efficacious to do. Be dangerous, too - Walmart will
    have to give them hazard pay. And a bandolier of bear spray. If I were
    a receipt checker, I'd want a Glock - or at least a bag of tasers.
    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

    I knew a cab driver who had a taser. He used it on a drunk one
    night. All it did was make the drunk mad and got him beat up. The
    consensus was that he had it coming for being a dumbass.

    TB


    So he was a liberal cab driver?

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    always be in your mind.” - Donald ‘William Shakespeare’ Trump

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