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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in a different city with a bunch of closing Targets that had a lot of theft, but the very most theft-iest ones are *not* the ones closing. My guess is that Target couldn’t get the merchandise mix and real estate costs to work at City Targets but they’re hiding behind “theft”.[/quote]

This. It's not just Target either.

Looks like a lot of retailers are trying to save face and sell real estate without their stock price tanking. [/quote]

Yep, it’s largely been debunked that all of these closures are due to thefts. Commercial landlords are revealing some of these occupants balked at higher rents and on some cases were already behind. [/quote]

I doubt theft is the only factor. It's probably also true that to do business in a city, you have to pay higher wages, rents, etc AND turn a profit.  This is harder to do when there's also rampant crime.

I don't believe the "crime is down!" propaganda. No, if police literally say not to call unless there is an ongoing threat of violence, then people won't call. I work in a high crime area and people don't even bother making police reports when their windows get smashed in, etc. The absence of reports does not equal a reduction in crime. [/quote]

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