“Crime is the core issue. Police reports show assaults, robberies, and shoplifting in the immediate area have climbed every year since 2020. Shoplifting cases nearly tripled. Security footage shown at a public meeting last year included a naked woman throwing chips, a man urinating in the vestibule, and a couple having sex on the library lawn in broad daylight. The store’s nonprofit operator, Community Builders KC, says the environment—not management—is driving customers away.”
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“invested”
why do they try and do this with grocery stores of all things when grocery profit margins are stupid small at ~1-2%?
it’s not like the store’s profit is what makes food expensive
[More details](https://citizenwatchreport.com/kansas-city-grocery-store-faces-closure-after-17m-investment-crime-surge-and-bare-shelves-threaten-survival/)
“Crime is the core issue. Police reports show assaults, robberies, and shoplifting in the immediate area have climbed every year since 2020. Shoplifting cases nearly tripled. Security footage shown at a public meeting last year included a naked woman throwing chips, a man urinating in the vestibule, and a couple having sex on the library lawn in broad daylight. The store’s nonprofit operator, Community Builders KC, says the environment—not management—is driving customers away.”