Glenn FleishmanRetail theft went down and the national retailers federation had to admit 5% not 50% of theft was from criminal gangs. This whole panic was concocted to close underperforming and unionized stores and the media bought it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/business/organized-shoplifting-retail-crime-theft-retraction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ek0.cMux.iabRLNkE-vqu&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Jay McGavren@glennf "concocted to close underperforming and unionized stores" The NYTimes article doesn't seem to actually say this anywhere?
@jaymcgavren did I say I was quoting?
@glennf I'm just wondering where you formed the impression that this was done to close unionized stores.
@jaymcgavren Oh! Through years of watching companies try to crush unions, details that unions publish about negotiations and closure, and reporting from credible outlets. For instance, search on "Starbucks union store closures” and you will some great reporting over the last couple of years, including the recent news that the NLRB *agreed with the unions* some stores were closed not for safety: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/feds-accuse-starbucks-breaking-law-by-closing-stores-discourage-union-organizing/F6YGCRVLGFHM5NTCT5PQFDAZHU/
Starbucks ordered to reverse closures after shutting down 23 stores for alleged union busting
Coffee giant Starbucks has been accused of illegally closing nearly two dozen stores nationwide -- eight in Western Washington -- to discourage union activities and has since been ordered to reverse the closures.