Discussion This is why retail businesses don't succeed in America without heavy markups..

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JD50

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I dunno if it's complete bullshit but maybe it could be exaggerated amounts of bs.

Reason being you talk to walgreens employees and they confirm there's a retail theft problem. I've seen Wallgreens stores in NYC which are completely empty apart from the pharmacies. It's even rolled over into Rite Aid.. completely empty shelves but the stores are open.

And who do you believe at the end of the day.. some one working for $15 an hour in walgreens and deals with this or the twitter feed.
Why would talking to a low level employee at one location of one store tell you anything about a nationwide shoplifting crisis? If I go to my local Walgreens and talk to an employee, and they say that they don't have a shoplifting problem, does that mean shoplifting is not a problem?
 

K1052

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It would be interesting to see pictures of these stores empty except for the pharmacy.

My local Rite Aid has stuff in probably half the aisles. They simply don't have the cash to buy stock to fill them. Nearby Walgreens and CVS stocked normally, as are the two grocery stores.
 
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Greenman

Lifer
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And you think comparing your epenis online gives you power over me??

LOL

The only one with visions of grandeur is you suffering from a constant "Superiority Complex".

Seriously why is it no one thinks more of themselves here except you.. yes you in particular. You sound more and more like someone's mind.. and I remember having this same argument with him again and again.. how he always thought he was more smart than everyone else here because he was a tax accountant.
He's still like that over at the kingdom of crap.
 

Greenman

Lifer
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Such an odd thread. Theft is absolutely a problem in the retail market. While the actual losses expressed as a percentage of sales may be small, they're usually concentrated to just a few stores. When those losses are to large, the store closes. Local crime can also cause a store closing. The first in-n-out to ever close was due to crime in the area.
I don't understand why this is even an argument, who would keep a retail establishment open when theft eats all the profits?
 

K1052

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Such an odd thread. Theft is absolutely a problem in the retail market. While the actual losses expressed as a percentage of sales may be small, they're usually concentrated to just a few stores. When those losses are to large, the store closes. Local crime can also cause a store closing. The first in-n-out to ever close was due to crime in the area.
I don't understand why this is even an argument, who would keep a retail establishment open when theft eats all the profits?

The PBM mess is what’s closing stores.
 

nickqt

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Yeah. There is no circulation of money any more, it's just heading to dragons who just horde it.
Any and all bailouts should go to poor people who will immediately spend it all on bills and needs and wants...which ends up in the pockets of the rich. Of course that would play hell on the ability of the rich to retain their serfs, which is why it doesn't happen.
 

hal2kilo

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My local Rite Aid has stuff in probably half the aisles. They simply don't have the cash to buy stock to fill them. Nearby Walgreens and CVS stocked normally, as are the two grocery stores.
About a month ago I went into one. That is literally true. They are definitely going down. No nail files.
 
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akugami

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Feb 14, 2005
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About a month ago I went into one. That is literally true. They are definitely going down. No nail files.

Use an angel grinder like a real man!

But I find small items like nail clippers and nail filers hit or miss at stores now. It's easier just to order off Amazon.
 

sdifox

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Use an angel grinder like a real man!

But I find small items like nail clippers and nail filers hit or miss at stores now. It's easier just to order off Amazon.
You have an angel grinder? Us mere mortals only have access to angle grinder.

Don't tell me you have a demon grinder as well.
 

akugami

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You have an angel grinder? Us mere mortals only have access to angle grinder.

Don't tell me you have a demon grinder as well.

Everyone knows you use a bullet ice maker for demons. The gun of choice is up to you of course.