I think this is valuable input, and I hate that you and your coworkers getting shafted because of this (as, do I imagine, most of the Commentariat here). I think the disconnect is in the data and the actions of the affected companies. If Target is closing stores due to theft and loss, why are they closing stores that have fewer reported …
I think this is valuable input, and I hate that you and your coworkers getting shafted because of this (as, do I imagine, most of the Commentariat here). I think the disconnect is in the data and the actions of the affected companies. If Target is closing stores due to theft and loss, why are they closing stores that have fewer reported thefts than other nearby stores? And why are they re-opening stores a block away from the ones closed to theft? I don't doubt that theft is happening, even on a large scale, but the panic about it in relation to every other thing that contributes to loss at a retailer is what seems out of whack here.
It reeks of laziness (both on the part of the media and the companies themselves), shadiness (like Dean says below, how likely is it that Target's using this to help their real estate situation), thinly disguised racism and/or classism, and a desire to close stores and re-open them with cheaper labor.
I think this is valuable input, and I hate that you and your coworkers getting shafted because of this (as, do I imagine, most of the Commentariat here). I think the disconnect is in the data and the actions of the affected companies. If Target is closing stores due to theft and loss, why are they closing stores that have fewer reported thefts than other nearby stores? And why are they re-opening stores a block away from the ones closed to theft? I don't doubt that theft is happening, even on a large scale, but the panic about it in relation to every other thing that contributes to loss at a retailer is what seems out of whack here.
It reeks of laziness (both on the part of the media and the companies themselves), shadiness (like Dean says below, how likely is it that Target's using this to help their real estate situation), thinly disguised racism and/or classism, and a desire to close stores and re-open them with cheaper labor.