UPDATE: The truth about Target
popular.info
On September 26, Target announced it was closing nine stores "because theft and organized retail crime are…contributing to unsustainable business performance." Target said that before making the decision to shutter the stores, it had "invested heavily in strategies to prevent and stop theft and organized retail crime." But ultimately, Target claimed, those efforts failed to make those stores "successful."

Never trust the corporations excuses.

PS: I wasn’t sure if this was a good fit for this community, but I couldn’t think of another. Any suggestions?

  • Synthead@lemmy.worldEnglish
    79·
    11 months ago

    The article is pure speculation.

    Target may be blaming increases in theft to “mask other issues.”

    It might also be assigning a pet parrot to every store. Doesn’t mean that it’s true.

    I am not denying that the author could possibly be proven correct at a later date, but that date is not now because they didn’t cite any evidence in their article. As it stands, this is an opinion piece. If you read it as fact (i.e. “it’s all lies”), then you’re consuming it as propaganda.

    • GrayBackgroundMusicOPEnglish
      122·
      11 months ago

      Did you read the article?

      On October 5, Popular Information analyzed publicly available crime data for the stores Target is closing in New York and San Francisco. This data revealed that stores that are being closed had lower levels of theft than nearby stores that have remained open. A report by the Seattle Times of the stores Target is shuttering in the Seattle area follows a similar pattern.

      • Synthead@lemmy.worldEnglish
        59·
        11 months ago

        Did you read the article?

        Of course.

        The data they are talking about is interesting and related, and while it does have correlation, it’s missing causation. There could be unreported theft, they might be closing stores with lower theft to move traffic to other stores (with higher theft) for other reasons, etc.

        I’m not taking Target’s side, but I still wouldn’t say this is immediately conclusive.

    • uberkalden@lemmy.world
      58·
      11 months ago

      Really getting sick of seeing people circle jerk over headlines from opinion pieces. Wasn’t this supposed to be better than reddit?