Stores continue to close in Democrat led cities due to crime

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Some interesting numbers about the closings:

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1. Last week, @Target announced it was closing 9 stores due to theft, generating an avalanche of credulous coverage from nearly every major media outlet

One thing that was missing from all these stories: DATA

So Popular Information tracked it down

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2. Target is closing the store at 517 East 117th Street in Harlem. But according to NYPD data, there were fewer incidents of shoplifting this year at the Harlem store than other nearby stores that will remain open.


3. Target is also closing its location on Folsom Street in San Fransisco. But according to SFDP data, there were fewer incidents of shoplifting in and around that store than other nearby stores that will remain open.


4. The Seattle Times did a similar analysis of stores in the Seattle area and found there were fewer police incidents in and around the two stores being closed than other nearby stores that will remain open.


5. All of this data suggests there were other reasons beyond shoplifting driving Target's decision to close stores.

In June, Target's CEO said it was saddled with lots of unwanted merchandise that it was forced to deeply discount, cutting profits

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Target says it's closing 9 stores due to theft. The crime data tells a different story.On September 26, Target announced it was closing nine stores "because theft and organized retail crime are…contributing to unsustainable business performance." Target said that before making the decis…https://popular.info/p/target-says-its-closing-9-stores



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