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re: Walgreens closing South Side Chicago store after losing over $1M due to rampant theft

Posted on 5/15/26 at 12:24 pm to
Posted by Forever
Member since Dec 2019
6928 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 12:24 pm to
Theft is 16%? As in 16% of their inventory is stolen? If so, that’s completely insane
Posted by Gus007
TN
Member since Jul 2018
14711 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:22 pm to
quote:


The local community has held gatherings outside the store to protest the closing.


Where are we going to get "Free" stuff, if you leave?
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
122858 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:25 pm to
We need store closing programs to protect the equity of the community
Posted by RAB
Member since Aug 2019
1715 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:26 pm to
quote:

Walgreens closing South Side Chicago store after losing over $1M due to rampant theft


Surely Walgreens knew it was the baddest part of town before moving in.
Posted by CR4090
Member since Apr 2023
9496 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:29 pm to
Posted by Tridentds
Sugar Land
Member since Aug 2011
23949 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:38 pm to
They was simply taking resparations..,nuffin more.
Posted by jdd48
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2012
23776 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:56 pm to
"It should be a crime that a major source of thievery is be taken away..."
Posted by Shorts Guy
BR
Member since Dec 2023
728 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 2:09 pm to
quote:

Two options: pay upfront and have your order brought out to the parking lot, or pay extra to have it delivered to your house.


Walmart is rapidly perfecting this model.
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
39639 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 2:15 pm to
Did ya'll hear the part where he talked about personal responsibilities, honesty, and integrity?





















Yeah, I didn't, either
Posted by NorthTxLSU
Dallas to Austin to Houston
Member since Nov 2018
14776 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 2:20 pm to
Like a butcher operating in the open fields of the Serengeti
Posted by HogBalls
Member since Nov 2014
9178 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 2:21 pm to
Closing the store just because we steal all your shite is racist!!!
Posted by Keltic Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2006
22020 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 2:52 pm to
There was a major grocery store chain that opened the first such store in "an across the tracks" part of B.R. several yrs ago. It lasted a year. According to store mgt. it was part theft issues & employee safety.....they were having a hard time keeping employees due to safety concerns.
Posted by Traveler
I'm not late-I'm early for tomorrow
Member since Sep 2003
26408 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 3:07 pm to
Easier to close the store than to lock everything behind sliding glass panels.

Fix your problems Chicago and maybe stores will come back. But I’m not going to hold my breath on that hope.
Posted by Champagne
Sabine Free State.
Member since Oct 2007
55308 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 3:12 pm to
Why does Walgreens hate black people?
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
45981 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 3:15 pm to
quote:

Fix your problems Chicago


Raysiss
Posted by CapitalTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Sep 2019
473 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 3:15 pm to
That’s $231/hr every hour they’re open. And I’d imagine the average sale is less than $20 so we’re talking about a theft every 5 min.

Insane.
Posted by Doctor B
Member since Jul 2024
1610 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 3:16 pm to
The store could have made $1M for Walgreens just by sitting there boarded up with no inventory.

Reminds me of a Married With Children episode where Al's car kept breaking down and he had to push it back home.

Bud said: "Wouldn't it be easier just to walk to work without the car?"
Posted by ummagumma
Member since Aug 2012
343 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 3:18 pm to
quote:


Why does Walgreens hate black people?


It’s not the people, it’s the culture of oppression…or some bullshite like that.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
40996 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 3:35 pm to
Pharmaceutical desert?
Posted by TygerLyfe
Member since May 2023
3975 posts
Posted on 5/15/26 at 3:36 pm to
Need to open a free gubmint store, like that one in NYC
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