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Who benefits from a hit piece on a retailer that is one of the few willing to put new stores in these areas?
by flybrand 5y ago
Who benefits from a hit piece on a retailer that is one of the few willing to put new stores in these areas?
- fortran77 5y agoMy thought too. They’re sticking their necks out and getting shot. This piece is blaming the victim.
- kevinventullo 5y agoWho’s “they”? The people who get shot are the local residents who work there with no security and would be fired for defending themselves. Murder/Robberies are the cost of doing business to the executives and shareholders defining the store policies.
- duskwuff 5y agoAs the story mentions, these retailers aren't innocent bystanders -- they're responsible for accelerating the decline of other local retailers. In particular, they have a significant negative effect on local supermarkets, even though they usually don't carry fresh food. https://civileats.com/2018/12/17/dollar-stores-are-taking-over-the-grocery-business-and-its-bad-news-for-public-health-and-local-economies/ https://civileats.com/2018/12/17/dollar-stores-are-taking-ov...
- toomanybeersies 5y agoBut they're not responsible for the economic and societal conditions that allow dollar stores to thrive in the first place.