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No, you will just not be able to shop in San Francisco. This is a massive country and San Francisco is a tiny city that doesn't even have a million people. Ther

No, you will just not be able to shop in San Francisco. This is a massive country and San Francisco is a tiny city that doesn't even have a million people. There are over 9,000 Walgreens locations nationwide. The company will do just fine after closing a few dozen of them.

an_opabinia 5y ago
Other cities lag what happens in San Francisco.
- emerged 5y ago
  and/or they learn what not to do from San Fransisco.
goldenchrome 5y ago
That's a little extreme. Walgreens may shut down in SF, but some local business will step in to fill the demand and they'll likely use techniques like the parent suggested. Either way, I don't think you will "just not be able to shop in San Francisco".
- ed25519FUUU 5y ago
  More like they’ll close and shoppers will go elsewhere, such as online or out of the city. It’s a loss in revenue for the city either way, and a pretty sad reality.
- smilekzs 5y ago
  Who actually wants to operate the store, when the gangsters have clearly made an abundance of examples?
  - goldenchrome 5y ago
    People who want money? There's plenty of convenience stores in crime-ridden parts of the country that operate with extreme security measures.
    - diogenescynic 5y ago
      So does Walgreens not want money then or why are they shutting down? If a big business like Walgreens can’t make it profitable, why do you think a local business will do any better? I find it frustrating the level of denial and lack of common sense displayed here. Clearly the shoplifting issue is worse in SF than other cities due to its policies which essentially encourage it.
      - goldenchrome 5y ago
        I think you're arguing past me. I agree the policies are garbage. However, just because Walgreens is shutting down in SF, it doesn't mean that no one can make it profitable. They have a standardized way of running their stores and it might not be worth it to run one like that in SF. Someone who's local may be able to run a profitable store with a different approach. You might not get as much selection and you might not have as pleasant a shopping experience, but it can still work. There's plenty of pharmacy-type stores in the ghettos of America. I think what you're saying is that you're frustrated at the trajectory of San Francisco and you want it to change. I do too, but I see it as inevitable. Now it's time to watch it all slowly crumble.
at_a_remove 5y ago
A guy I know was an assistant manager for Walgreens. He would get called in to pinch hit, sometimes in the less optimal parts of the city. He told me a story about a guy who was methodically hacking his way through the steel shutter they used to close the store at night. They had called the police an hour ago and they had not come. He had gotten a hole in large enough to get his arm through and was flailing about. The police finally showed when he was shoulders-in. That Walgreens isn't there anymore.

an_opabinia 5y ago

Other cities lag what happens in San Francisco.

emerged 5y ago
and/or they learn what not to do from San Fransisco.

goldenchrome 5y ago

That's a little extreme. Walgreens may shut down in SF, but some local business will step in to fill the demand and they'll likely use techniques like the parent suggested. Either way, I don't think you will "just not be able to shop in San Francisco".

ed25519FUUU 5y ago
More like they’ll close and shoppers will go elsewhere, such as online or out of the city. It’s a loss in revenue for the city either way, and a pretty sad reality.
smilekzs 5y ago
Who actually wants to operate the store, when the gangsters have clearly made an abundance of examples?
- goldenchrome 5y ago
  People who want money? There's plenty of convenience stores in crime-ridden parts of the country that operate with extreme security measures.
  - diogenescynic 5y ago
    So does Walgreens not want money then or why are they shutting down? If a big business like Walgreens can’t make it profitable, why do you think a local business will do any better? I find it frustrating the level of denial and lack of common sense displayed here. Clearly the shoplifting issue is worse in SF than other cities due to its policies which essentially encourage it.
    - goldenchrome 5y ago
      I think you're arguing past me. I agree the policies are garbage. However, just because Walgreens is shutting down in SF, it doesn't mean that no one can make it profitable. They have a standardized way of running their stores and it might not be worth it to run one like that in SF. Someone who's local may be able to run a profitable store with a different approach. You might not get as much selection and you might not have as pleasant a shopping experience, but it can still work. There's plenty of pharmacy-type stores in the ghettos of America. I think what you're saying is that you're frustrated at the trajectory of San Francisco and you want it to change. I do too, but I see it as inevitable. Now it's time to watch it all slowly crumble.

at_a_remove 5y ago

A guy I know was an assistant manager for Walgreens. He would get called in to pinch hit, sometimes in the less optimal parts of the city. He told me a story about a guy who was methodically hacking his way through the steel shutter they used to close the store at night. They had called the police an hour ago and they had not come. He had gotten a hole in large enough to get his arm through and was flailing about. The police finally showed when he was shoulders-in. That Walgreens isn't there anymore.