CNBC: "Target says it will close nine stores in major cities, citing violence and theft"

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Of course.

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My daughter was a manager at Target for a while. Not all theft is reported because many times they did not see it happen. The police were called if they knew someone in particular stole something and had a suspect. If not, they didnā€™t bother because in this case thereā€™s nothing the police can do. Often times at inventory they would discover significant amounts of shrink had occurred. So, that just goes against the store but no police involvement. Just because police dispatch records donā€™t show significant amounts of theft at a store it doesnā€™t mean itā€™s not occurring. I also suspect some of these stores have found themselves in crappy neighborhoods. My daughter worked at one like that once and it was not fun.

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I shop at Target and I really like the order online/ pick up at store service. I go in-store shopping if I need to actually look at things (size, color, etc).

Iā€™ve wondered if the online order/pay then pickup might be the model of future shopping? That would certainly decrease or eliminate customer theft (but not employee theft).

But ā€“ shoppers would need an online payment method, and some people have difficulty with computers/phones. But Iā€™ve wondered if the future of retail shopping might look more like that.

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Iā€™m almost there. Groceries delivered, also use Amazon, Walmart, and others. After three months, only went into a store because visiting family wanted to shop.

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For years, Robert Dell ran a drug recovery program at what was known as The Rock Community Church and Transformation Center in St. Petersburg, Fla. On the side, prosecutors say, Dell also ran an organized retail-crime ring.

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not surprised

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One of the newest Targets in the country opened less than a year ago about 5 miles from me. (The building used to be a K-Mart.)

Where I live is a relatively low crime area (Outer Banks in NC). So thatā€™s one example where Target is closing in high crime areas and opening stores in nicer places.

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Check this out:

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I live near Sac so this is common all around me. Stores want police help ā€¦ but they really donā€™t,

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My daughter was a manager at Target in the Seattle area and their lack of desire to fight theft was a constant frustration. Same thing at Dicks Sporting Goods.