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jadedog  ·  3106 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Walmart responsible for far more police calls than comparable stores

After reading the article, I'm still curious about why Walmart has so much more crime and why Walmart chooses to invite it. One of the practices that the article noted was Walmart had products in aisles, giving the impression that no one cares and inviting thieves to take advantage of that. That's something that's really noticeable in the Walmarts that I've visited because it stands out from other stores. I don't see products left in aisles in other stores.

I've seen Target employees picking up garbage and products left in the aisles. If nothing else, products left in aisles won't be sold if they get damaged by people walking over them.

I wondered if that was a cost-cutting measure that would translate to the bottom line. If it is, it's not working well. According to this article, in the beginning of 2015, Target was beating Walmart in gaining profitability.

Since Target price matches, I don't buy the idea that Walmart's margins are so thin that the store has to prosecute petty theft and can't find another solution. At my local Walmart, the prices aren't the lowest in the area for most things.

There's something about the culture of Walmart that invites those problems.