Walmart says it will shut down both of
its stores in Portland just months after
its CEO warned 'theft is higher than what
it has historically been' - impacting
chain's profits in the Dem-run city
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Alex Hammer
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
3/6/2023 10:22:13 AM
Walmart has announced it is permanently closing all of its locations in Portland months after its CEO warned of a historic rise in theft at its stores.
The locations, located at the Delta Park and Eastport Plaza shopping centers in North and Southeast Portland, will shutter Friday, March 24, the retail colossus revealed in a statement this week.
Walmart says they are closing the stores - which serve as a haven for low-income shoppers across the city - because they were not meeting financial expectations.
That said, the closures serve as the latest instance of businesses relocating or closing shop altogether amid a pronounced rise in crime and homelessness.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Luandir 3/6/2023 10:30:30 AM (No. 1418520)
This is how you get "retail deserts." You allow conditions which are hostile to commerce, and then holler when they pack up and leave.
34 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
ControlFreak 3/6/2023 10:32:20 AM (No. 1418522)
Did they not anticipate major thefts when they instituted self checkout?
25 people like this.
Cry me a river. The local ripped them off too many times it seems. The local pols allowed and encouraged lawlessness…your bed, your mess.
34 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
mobyclik 3/6/2023 10:55:38 AM (No. 1418541)
I don't blame them for getting the hell out, just surprised it took so long. They're not in business to give their merchandise away for free to the scum of the planet. Many shoppers of those Wal-marts voted for these leftwing idiot politicians that are perfectly fine with criminals running the state. Now they can shop at.....who cares?
35 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
Gordon Mills 3/6/2023 11:00:23 AM (No. 1418546)
#2, major thefts are not a problem where I live.
9 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
smokincol 3/6/2023 11:22:47 AM (No. 1418568)
must be all those pesky, work shirking, irresponsible asians, again
9 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 3/6/2023 11:28:00 AM (No. 1418573)
The lib/dems speak with fork'd tongues since they haven't mentioned how much of the inventory of that store comes directly from China, their country-of-choice. Why would they harm a good source?
6 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
Zeek Wolfe 3/6/2023 11:28:58 AM (No. 1418575)
Driving evil capitalists like Wal-Mart out of Portland, Oregon makes local politicians happy as clams.
10 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
itsonlyme 3/6/2023 11:55:22 AM (No. 1418595)
Elections have consequences. Enjoy the theft and chaos. Cheers! And the electorate sheep say, Baa Baa
14 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
zoidberg 3/6/2023 12:20:28 PM (No. 1418608)
And if Portland doesn't clean up its act, a lot of other retail chains will follow.
14 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
mc squared 3/6/2023 12:21:23 PM (No. 1418609)
Nike is leaving? The US Post Office? Truly the End of Times.
8 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
Venturer 3/6/2023 12:22:02 PM (No. 1418611)
Expect a rise in the thefts at the stores just outside Portland as the thieves will just have to travel farther to do their stealing.
18 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
coyote 3/6/2023 12:58:00 PM (No. 1418641)
What the heck, the Walmart manager is dodging bullets. Of course they are leaving.
12 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
kono 3/6/2023 1:05:08 PM (No. 1418647)
Wokeism considers shoplifting to be JUSTICE when done by Blacks. What closing stores that are going broke from stealing means to these people is a company trying to KILL the Black Man.
About as moronic as saying that even one person silently praying near an abortion clinic is intimidation. But those views are part of the same general pathology of the "Progressives".
12 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
TXknitter 3/6/2023 1:07:46 PM (No. 1418649)
The local residents without a doubt vote 90% Democrat and have now reaped what they have sown with their election ballots. When you put the wicked in governance over you do not be surprised when the consequences are not pretty.
16 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 3/6/2023 1:08:02 PM (No. 1418650)
Well, Portland dim voters, once again elections have consequences, no? Enjoy the suck, people.
12 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
udanja99 3/6/2023 1:51:50 PM (No. 1418693)
I’d feel bad for the law abiding people in these areas who will be negatively affected by the closings, but they are getting exactly what they voted for.
7 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
downnout 3/6/2023 2:05:48 PM (No. 1418705)
I have no pity for the residents of that area. If they allow thugs and thieves to steal and ransack stores, this is the result. It doesn’t have to be this way.
6 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
mifla 3/6/2023 2:15:22 PM (No. 1418716)
Democrats believe that they can do anything they want and the consequences are someone else's problem.
9 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
DVC 3/6/2023 5:40:58 PM (No. 1418851)
Can't operate a store where anarchy rules. I have no sympathy for the folks in Portland. Until they get a grip on their extreme racism, anarchy and crime problems.....they can just enjoy their self created hell hole.
4 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
MickTurn 3/6/2023 6:45:01 PM (No. 1418896)
AND Walmart should SUE the Hades out of all the politicians that allowed the THEFT/Destruction of their stores!
2 people like this.
When you have a DA who is loathe to do his job, who in fact is buddies with Antifa members, this is one of the results. I expect Winco to close down as well. They are the other major grocery with decent prices. I may be an Oregonian, but I don't go near Portland if I can help it.
1 person likes this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
watashiyo 3/7/2023 3:18:53 AM (No. 1419054)
That's Racist!
0 people like this.
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