Major Grocery Stores In DC Considering Shutting Down Amidst Massive Shoplifting

Shoplifting threatens closure of SE DC grocery store, creating potential food desert – WJLA Washington, 2023/08/11

Concerns are growing in Washington, D.C. about some major grocery stores being able to keep their doors open due to shoplifting.

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“We had the opportunity to meet with some of the leadership of this Giant,” White said. “Some of the regional leadership at this Giant, what we heard was disheartening. We learned that this Giant has lost over $500,000 in product loss, which is about 20% of the sales. We know it’s tough times and we know the price of food has skyrocketed in the last three years. But we cannot afford to hurt ourselves by constantly taking it from the store. It means that everybody is going to be without a place to eat. And enough is enough.”

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“To date, this Giant has had at least 135 stops from people stealing from the store,” he said. “And they almost double that amount that didn’t get stopped.”

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Since then, 7News asked Mayor Muriel Bowser and MPD what they are doing to help with the shoplifting issues at grocery stores.

“Mayor Bowser continues to lead conversations with a variety of stakeholders across our city to discuss public safety, and more specifically to ask the question of how we can partner to reduce crime and increase conditions so that everyone in our city can thrive,” the mayor’s office told 7News in a statement.

The mayor seems not to have an idea or doesn’t care. Do you really have to have a long discussion on handling crime?

My article on organized retail theft is here.  In my opinion, this is part of the war on America in the attempt to ruin the economy.