Target to close nine stores across four states because of theft and crime

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But crime is down in blue cities/ states, remember defund police, we don’t need them

Target to close nine stores across four states because of theft and crime​

Target Corp. will shutter nine stores across four states on Oct. 21 because of theft and crime, the company announced Tuesday.

Target said it made the "difficult decision" to close the stores — which include locations in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Seattle, Portland and the San Francisco Bay Area — after the Minneapolis-based company tried ineffective theft-preventive measures. The company tried adding more security, including third-party guards, and used theft deterrents like locking up merchandise.
"In this case, we cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests and contributing to unsustainable business

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[Metalfan]

Good let them fail. Purveyors of worthless overpriced garbage with shitty ideologies!

 

[Sejanus]

Other than groceries or gas I do my shopping online.
Safer, more affordable, fast delivery, usually free shipping.
No lines or out of stock letdowns.
No human interaction best of all!

Shortsighted criminals will be left with nothing to steal.
Barricade the homes and await the Apocalypse.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Fully one third of the closing nine stores are here in Stumptown...

 

[thuumpr]

I'm thinking when you have a name like Target you're bound to be targeted.

 

[Symmachus]

Isn't there another very colorful and striped reason leading to these closures as well? I'm sure that Target does not take any... pride in these closures. It's really too bad that they have to... tuck away their merchandise this much.

 

[knockout]

Government always sues the largest companies to show they’re doing something besides going after Trump
Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and so on, they never resolve anything, because otherwise the donations and bribes will stop and they might have to do without the third beachfront home
And we might have to live dangerously and return to malls

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Amazon is “squarely focused on preventing anyone else from gaining that same critical mass of customers,” FTC Chair Lina Khan told reporters Tuesday. “

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[Sugar Cookie]

I hear the Target in Harlem is closing - who would have thunk.

Target is pulling up stakes in Harlem because of rampant theft and violence — one of nine stores the discount chain plans to shutter in crime-riddled cities nationwide, the company said Tuesday.

The big-box retailer — which opened the East Harlem location to great fanfare in 2010 as a revitalization of the neighborhood — announced it will close on Oct. 21.

“We cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business performance,” the Minneapolis-based chain said in a statement.

Shoplifting complaints at the East River Plaza retail complex — which also includes Costco and Marshalls — have soared more than 40% since the pandemic, according to NYPD complaint data analyzed by The Post. There were 665 complaints in 2022, compared to 468 in 2019. There were 289 complaints lodged through June of this year, according to the most recent data available.

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has faced harsh criticism for not pursuing charges against shoplifters. However, his office said Tuesday there was a 14% drop in shoplifting complaints in the borough this year.

“We continue to work with our partners in law enforcement to zero in on repeat shoplifters who are causing harm to our local businesses,” a Bragg spokesperson said.

Nonetheless, the spate of robberies at the soon-to-be-shuttered locations has hurt the company’s bottom line and put employees’ safety at risk, the company said.

Target said it invested “heavily” in strategies to stop the shoplifting, adding more security guards and “theft deterrent tools,” but to no avail.

“Despite our efforts, unfortunately, we continue to face fundamental challenges to operating these stores safely and successfully,” the company said.

Target’s efforts to fight crime included training its employees and security teams on how to “protect themselves and de-escalate potential safety issues” as well as partnering with the US Department of Homeland Security and advocating for the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act in Congress.

The 2,000-store chain has also hosted “store walks” with members of Congress and other legislators and law enforcement to educate them on how it has been fighting crime.

Former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, who represented East Harlem when the Target store opened, bemoaned the loss to the neighborhood.

“Closing is a problem. Target was a staple in the neighborhood for many years. That’s a lot of jobs,” Mark-Viverito told The Post. “Target provided products that were at a price point important to the community.”

The company said workers at the East Harlem location will be offered the opportunity to transfer to other Target locations.

A worker at the store confirmed to The Post they were informed by Target about the closure on Tuesday.

“That’s horrible! Target is only one block away from me. Sad to see all this going on,” said Adam Clayton Powell IV, former state assemblyman representing East Harlem.

Target to close 9 stores — including NYC location — citing ‘theft’ and employee ‘safety’

Target said it is closing nine stores in major markets across the country — including its Harlem location in New York City — because of rampant theft and violence.

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