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[โ€“] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It also makes stores close in underserved communities.

That is corporate PR bullshit that you swallowed hook, line and sinker.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/target-blamed-theft-violence-crime-closures-rcna130443

[โ€“] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I read through the article and I agree that it is wrong for Target and other companies to blame crime for underperformance when crime isn't the real culprit. But that was an example involving 9 stores. There are tons of examples of stores closing citing crime if you search for it. I think it's unhelpful to hand wave all of them away as PR.