>Is that true? Depends. Some places just like it, but a lot of it is to shoo loiterers away. >eg if I'm going to the mall to buy a shirt, I'm not really inter

>Is that true? Depends. Some places just like it, but a lot of it is to shoo loiterers away. >eg if I'm going to the mall to buy a shirt, I'm not really interested in how many "loiterers" are in the store browsing, I just want to go in and buy a shirt. You're not thinking like a status conscious retailer. Some retailers prefer to not have people of certain races be seen associated with their brands. Their target market will be disinclined from shopping there. Also, in many cases loiterers actually just intimidate people.