Target blames "organized retail crime" for closure of nine stores in major cities

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CNN also reported that “skeptics say stores have not provided enough information to back up their claims, and at least one retailer said theft was an exaggerated issue.”

Sounds like the same story Walgreens was using when they closed a bunch of stores in San Francisco before they eventually had to backpedal:

Flashback: In October 2021, Walgreens announced it was closing five San Francisco stores due to “organized retail crime” in the city.

• The following month, San Francisco Police Department data showed the five stores set to close had fewer than an average of two reported shoplifting incidents a month since 2018.