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Economy

mn9driver

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3. The pre-Pandemic retail model needs changing.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Nov 17, 2022, 04:16 PM

Nov 2022

Pre-pandemic, big box stores had all their merchandise laid out with only a minimum staff running the store. The pandemic changed behaviors.

These stores will probably need to make merchandise less accessible and increase staffing to compensate. A sign of the times.

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Target: 'Organized retail crime' has driven $400 million in extra profit loss this year [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 OP

'disappearance of merchandise -- has reduced its gross profit elleng Nov 2022 #1

Get rid of self checkout. LisaM Nov 2022 #2

The pre-Pandemic retail model needs changing. mn9driver Nov 2022 #3

Interesting - I read an article about Target in Minneapolis putting whole bunch of stuff in progree Nov 2022 #4

I went into a Dollar Tree this week bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #5

They just make everyone else pay more to make up for the losses. MichMan Nov 2022 #6