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[–] AnomalousBit@programming.dev 6 points 3 months ago

Now where the hell else am I going to pay $19 for a $2 toothbrush if they close them all

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They literally lose less money running out a lease with an closed store than they would paying to keep them open and selling stuff.

Man that's some bonkers shit.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Because people living there want to be paid a living wage and not slave labor.

Theft is just a red herring.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com -1 points 2 months ago

Didn't mention theft. Just that economics of it all in general is out of whack