Why Grocery Stores Are Avoiding Black Neighborhoods
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2020
- A food desert is an area with low-access to healthy and affordable food. About 19 million people in America live in a food desert, and it disproportionately affects Black communities. Despite nationwide efforts to improve poor food environments, many of the biggest names in America’s grocery industry continue to avoid these neighborhoods.
In the midst of a worldwide pandemic and raging protests against police brutality, there’s another silent crisis wreaking havoc on America’s most vulnerable communities: food deserts.
The USDA defines a food desert as a place where at least a third of the population lives greater than one mile away from a supermarket for urban areas, or greater than 10 miles for rural areas. By this definition, about 19 million people in America live in a food desert.
The lack of grocery stores in many poor, Black neighborhoods has been a big topic in public policy since Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign in 2010. The initiative was designed to reduce childhood obesity by providing better food in schools and by bringing healthier options to low-income communities using public and private sector funding. Another chief goal of the program was to eliminate food deserts in America within seven years.
Despite nationwide efforts to improve poor food environments, many Americans say this problem persists today. Watch this video to find out more about the country’s food deserts.
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Why Grocery Stores Are Avoiding Black Neighborhoods
The stores are avoiding black neighborhoods because of rampant crime. No other reason.
No
@@MsEliteForever yeah
@@ViburaBlanca No
@@MsEliteForever ratioed
@@MsEliteForever yes
As a black person I suggest we stop shifting the blame and take accountability for the state of our community
Amen
Bingo!
Yes
Exactly, there not speaking nor exploring the fact that there is a high rate of theft and looting in urban retail areas, and at the end of the year, retailers tally up their loss and profits, when they see they have more losses than profits then they move on. That’s the real problems
They don’t realize instead of complaining they could be finding ways to solve the problem like starting community garden/farms or start growing food themselves in their front yard or back or in raised beds. It’s not hard to plant and grow fresh food lol
As a black man, the issue isn't with the grocery stores, it's with a community not taking accountability
Taking responsibility is at an all time low in the Black community.
talking like that will label you as a black trump supporter, smh.
@@DisHappah yup. He has to be careful. Telling the truth is a dangerous business
Exactly, but when the community is run by females (esp liberal black women), a lack of accountability becomes the standard.
Democrats have removed that accountability from them.
I’ll save you time, it’s theft. Why risk you employees, property, and profits for a community that will not accept responsibility for bad behavior?
Taking responsibility is at an all time low in the Black community.
@@FlashyfinancierAll their poor decisions are the fault of whites....because they were enslaved....well, their ancestors 200 years ago were.....but it is the same thing....
It’s the high crime rate. Saved you 25 minutes of propaganda. You’re welcome.
No penalty for theft = No reason to open a grocery store
Thanks I never watched the video.
It's not though. It's also just that poor people don't have buying power and insurance/banking system will be happier taking on a "tech" company with a fake product operating at a loss for a decade before it goes under and the CEO takes his golden parachute than a store.
@Marc Detail where's the black wealth?
@@SoulDevoured Noone innately has buying power, thats the whole point of buying power.
As a black man in Minneapolis, I don’t blame the grocery stores, I blame the community who lacks accountability
There are no f****** communities You should simply blame n****** black males are f****** failures and they failed the assignment over and over and over again Don't bring everybody else into it Just say black males
Atleast your not like the rest blaming everything on anything or anyone except for themselves using the past as excuse not to succeed in future or playing the victims or being oppressed even though it was the case in past but not so much now or future
We all have a box to tick on every job application that limits the employment of wh*te people to the benefit of everyone else, a horrible ra*ist policy. Nobody else has that. Race has been cowed to incredibly, yet they're the ones who riot and destroy. It's quite insane actually
@@Darrengriffiths3197BLM promotes a very toxic mentality
Well said
It’s easy to blame your skin colour but ask why the stores are closing
"Why are there no grocery stores near me?"
"Today, a flash mob of fifty people raided the local CVS, stole thousands in product, did hundreds of thousands in damages, and hospitalized three of the workers"
You didnt answer the question :) lol
The “community “ is the problem. Not the stores
The stores didn’t fail the communities.
The communities failed the stores.
mom said it best ..." That's why we can't have nice things "
@@toxicdust2483 They are racist because unfortunately it is very tiring dealing with people who steal and destroy their property. Unfortunately those people tend to have the same skin color you do. It is not fair for them or for you.
@@toxicdust2483 lol funny how UA-cam gave an option to translate your comment to English
@@haruyanto8085 Remember to go to school kids 😂
@@toxicdust2483 LOL
I’m black, grew up in a food desert, and understand fully why businesses aren’t attracted. Stop it people. 😂
Ikr, it's insane.
Yeah, the store owners do not want to get robbed twice a day! Very simple!
Hmm
Why so?
The “I’m black but” fallacy is always the best way to spot the ignorant
Looting, and shoplifting, the two biggest reasons a business shuts it's doors.
They oppress themselves 🤷
CNBC should venture into opening a grocery store in one of these deserts and report back on their findings.
Best comment!!
can’t, their camera equipment would get stolen
Wooooooo! Bingo!
That would be awesome!! Hahaha! CNBC would close up shop after a year!
Haha great idea!
I'm a 32 year old black man from the hood. I was a district supervisor for undercover loss prevention for 3 years. Theft and robbery are a huge reason why these stores don't want to come to black neighborhoods. It's a easy but very valid excuse to not want to get involved in our communities. I did my best to prevent theft in lower income neighborhoods. I had to quit because that job is getting way too dangerous and that job wasn't paying enough for the amount of trouble I had to deal with daily.
You know this comment makes you an uncle to or house n word according to democrats rite ?
But damn you are on point but no one admits it thank you for speaking out...
@Dennis Yen ohhhhhhhhhhhh I think that was tried at a concert once and it didn’t go so well !!!!!
@Dennis Yen Actually, the Hells Angels killing happened at Altamont, CA in December 1969 at a Rolling Stones performance.
Exactly people don’t want to look at the true reason,so easy to blame others.
Did you see Walmart got sued fo racial discrimination for locking up certain hair care products because of the extremely high theft-rate ?
California2018 and threatened with lawsuits in river head Long Island..
They ask why grocery stores don't want to set up shop in these places while the camera shows a street where a building is vandalized. Major disconnect, I'm Black BTW! We live in a capitalist society, it cares about money, not race like what is being implied. CRIME is the reason! cost more for security, shop lifting, cost more for transportation (high crime, trucking companies are paid more), cost more for insurance. CRIME is the reason!
Ohenrico [17ACR] you nailed it right!
People can't handle the truth!!!
At least someone understands corporations are business not charities they don’t care about race is all about the money
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And one mile is nothing major I live 50 miles away from the major grocery stores i have 2 grocery stores 20 minutes from home but they are really overpriced
Love how the comments immediately know the real reason why stores don’t wanna come. Thats sad
It’s tragic because it’s true.
I’m so happy to see the comment section make more common sense than the “news.” Really shows how people aren’t buying the bs anymore.
BLM has confirmed that George Floyd was just jogging though 🤷♂️
Vote for me, I'll help u blame others 4 ur mistakes
Yes, indeed. People are tired of this.
My father opened up a little store in Detroit in a not so good neighborhood. He was robbed 5 times in the 2 months he had the store open. He had groups of kids rush in and grab snacks and then run back out. He had grown men walk into the store and start trashing the place because they wanted to upload it to social media. The real reason people don’t open up stores like that in bad neighborhoods is because the people there don’t know how to act and take advantage of kindness.
I didn’t think this would blow up the way it did, First of all I want people to understand that a business can’t run off on losses. Second of all that business is what kept a roof over my head and kept my stomach full. So for all the people that would say things like reduce the price and give out freebies should seriously wake up to reality, my dad didn’t sell liquor since he didn’t have a liquor license. We did sell tobacco products but for everybody saying that my dad was a bad person because he sold tobacco products and liquor at the store you can literally get that stuff anywhere else. Another thing why would a small store need hired security, please explain because that makes no sense to me, Just be nice and don’t steal??? Yes we sold chips and sodas but just because we sold that stuff doesn’t mean we are tryna malnourish the population surrounding the store, seriously that doesn’t even make sense. We also had a small isle with fresh veggies which would almost always end up in the garbage and I know since I was the one that took out the trash so we were always at a loss. Opening the convenience store isn’t a act of kindness but the way my father treated the people that came was, even tho people would throw slurs at him, call him names and trash the place he never once got angry at people. He closed the store because he was always at a loss. But the way I have seen it ever since was that if those type of people knew how to behave in society and just not acts like fools there wouldn’t be these types of issues like food droughts and stereotypes.
Or pay money in exchange for goods.
SO true!
Only Asians are brave enough to open their stores in these neighborhoods. Props to your father for trying.
@@Zarozian believe or not, the real problem is theft from inside, employees in the hood. The majority of robberies related to employees, too. I used to own a corner store in Mayland for 10 years and pumped money. Theft from customer is nothing compared to the theft from employees based on my experience. It's lots of headaches having a business in the hood. I'm a Korean. Lots of korean owners I know left in the hood. It's not profitable like used to. And Koreans are not desperate like old times, haha. I see people from east Asia and Africa taking over most business in the hood now.
@@jayjayp4012 Most of these stores are family owned anyways so they don’t hire people in the neighborhood. Seems like the only group of people still willing to operate there are the Chinese.
Taking responsibility is at an all time low in the Black community.
i like how nobody had nothing to say to this comment because theres no denying it
@@geph1333 i agree. Its pretty self explanatory 🤷♂️
maybe BLM should sell a few mansions and build a few grocery stores in these neighborhoods.
@@SaraWilliams-ph9yn good idea
@@SaraWilliams-ph9yn All the black celebrities, NAACP with Sharpton and Jackson could step in and contribute.
You cannot call it a "Food Desert" when it is actually a "Crime Hotspot"🃏Call it what it is.
Didn't you know? Telling the truth about their bad behavior is "racist".
yes, there should be no stores in these places, a very bad business decision.
It's a law desert.
Crime hotspots exist because the police/DEA refuse to go after drug dealers. They make one big bust as if this will stop the flow of drugs into these communities. If they did a better job of shutting down drug and gun distribution spots, then crime would go down. It's unfortunate that drugs are distributed on the DL in some communities but in others illegal narcotics bring down an entire neighborhood, creating a food desert, but you can't call it a drug desert. Some of these dirty, lame grocery stores are used for money laundering. Not hard to figure out when most of the fresh produce is rotted.
criminal hotspot, lol. 100% 13/60
A 25 minute video explaining why big grocery chains don't locate their stores in black communities, yet most folks including those who live there ,can tell us in less than 25 seconds why no store that has to sustain profitability in order to exist can't open there.
Like this was some big question. Everyone knows why.
Very true. These are businesses who are owned by people.
Targeted minority neighborhoods? No, the stores are the ones targeted. Why should they operate a loss?
Because something something raysis
I stop the video when i heard that. The stores went there to do business. And now that's things didn't worked out you're gonna frame it as the store fails the community. They lost money.
@@armandomontillero8379Truth ❤
She’s trying so hard to sound intelligent and articulate in this video and you can hear how difficult it is for her.
@@scratch3406 She sounds intelligent to me 🤷♀️ You can disagree with what she's saying (which a writer likely wrote) without disparaging her.
This is why we can't have productive conversations -- ppl like you throwing insults, which frankly, is a sign of low intelligence.
Do not rob the grocery stores and shops in your neighborhood, and you will have food security. Nobody can guaranty food security if you make your neighborhood unliveable. As simple as that.
If we open business market in blakc they accuse us racist bully exploit black if we don't then blakc accuse other Asian immigrants are bigot bully hate not live play work do business with blac. Can't win these idiots.
Not just steal and trash but free food for poor people. Businesses need to make money, if they can't they leave.
@@pjammin00 Exactly. They're not charities.
et's make a long story short the truth is they look at your neighborhood is no good it will never be any good they even bring it in illegal immigrants move them past black people black people you always going to going to be a target in and the United States you are a target look at how the president is hip and those illegal immigrants bringing them into United States give it a free housing free housing free welfare fair but the president never said anything about those neighborhoods the stores are closing in sometimes I think it will be better if we get on China and Russia side secreted and the next strike is black people need people need to stop stealing and I don't think that's the answer you have most of this nation they just don't like black people no matter what you do and one more other thing I notice russia China most of the Eastern Country it is beginning not to lack United States
When the smartest person in the neighborhood has an IQ of 85, it’s going to be hard to stop violent idiot behavior
They aren’t avoiding black neighborhoods. They’re avoiding high crime areas.
The correlation isn’t the grocer’s fault.
If such stores would be viable, members of the black community should open them.
They should see it as an opportunity.
I live in a rural food desert. It never occurred to me to blame anyone.
Don’t beat around the bush. Crime. At some point tough conversations need to be had, it’s not always “racism”.
There are no 'food deserts' in the Hispanic, Vietnamese, or Indian areas in my town. They are thriving. It's the African-American part of town that can't seem to get it together. You can't blame this on racism or poverty any more.
Exactly. It is a cultural issue. A culture of perpetual victimhood and entitlement. We live in the US. If you want a grocery store, open one yourself.
There’s a lot of theft
@@incelproud2670 no. eugenics is immoral and evil.
This is part of the broken system that Black, brown, and poor people must navigate. I am not supporting thefts, snatch and grabs, etc. yet, poverty and food deserts didn't just happen overnight. This is by design and not an easy fit.. We have to continue asking why what happened and what can I do?
@@nsightguru , it is a black issue because the hispanic comunity grow their own vegetables, it is not hard, buy some seeds that cost 1.95 mix the dirt with good soil make a hole and drop one seed on each hole and cover it and water it and voila you get your carrots, strawberries, zuccini, onions etc etc and also in the hispanic comunity they get together and open up a grocery store gear for them, go and enter to a el mesqute mexican grocery store, they even have a mariachi music and pinatas hanging...DON'T WAIT FOR THE GOVERMENT TO OPEN STORES, IT IS THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO WILL DECIDE WHERE TO DO BUSINESS AND IF THE ENVIRONMENT IS BAD FOR THEIR BOTTON LINE WHICH IS MAKE MONEY, THEY WON'T COME...
Nobody is stopping Oprah or Lebron from investing in black neighborhood grocery stores. You should ask them why they don't. You'll get the real answer.
No you won't. They will lie and lie some more.
@@eitkoml exactly. Silence is deafening
That's the same thing I'm saying where are the celebrities athletes black
Lebron already heavily invests in the black community. Do some research and you will find out how.
Why is it when there is any plague upon the Black community this same small group of narrow minded individuals bring up Oprah, Lebron, Kobe, Tyler Perry, Jay Z and Beyoncé wanting to know why they are not helping? These celebrities literally assists with millions of dollars annually. When there is discomfort in the lower socioeconomic White community, city council begins to find ways to rectify the problem. No one asks where is Bill Gates, Ted Turner, Donald Trump, Elon Musk or Taylor Swift...stop thinking that this small group of well off Black celebrities need to be our saviors. Our city council need to advocate better for the Black community and to do the job they were elected to do.
High crime. I don’t need a 25 minute video to dance around this fact.
I work for a large grocery chain. They don't go to certain areas because the theft is so high, it doesn't make business sense.
When I was a kid there was a Korean-owned grocery store in a black area that activists forced to shut down by blocking the doorways. They wanted a black-owned store to replace it. Instead, the Korean owners, who’d been robbed many times, let it go and it was replaced by nothing except boarded up windows and doors.
Wow, as an Asian American I didn't know that can happen to my fellow ones.
Oh on,SMH
That’s really sad.
I dont think in all my life I ever remember seeing a black owned business
@@ImJiom Hopefully you get to visit North America, Africa or Europe so you can change that.
Rampant theft in the stores in those neighborhoods is why there are food deserts. No one is obligated to operate a business at a loss.
I have 5 grocery store within 5 minutes in undense cornfield filled suburbs idk what yall talkin bout
@yabghus hey don't call me names u rabble rouser
@@meatcanon685 they probably don't burn down and loot the cornfield
@@zanderman8831 but that's what I never understood each cornstock is worth about 12 cents so loot approximately 375 constocks u gotta dub a percy of henny
@yabghus dont u have poor surburs were u are over ere we have horrifc inner city areas we also have posh inner city areas same as the surburbs
You can eliminate food deserts if you stop stealing from the stores that have located there
When parents care more about teaching kids not to steal from walmart then walmart will have reason to stay in the area
You all really trying to pretend that crime, vandalism, and rioting aren't factors. Wow....just wow.
Are you really trying to pretend that you and your parents before you haven't been brainwashed into believing this narrative?
@b52gf16c no of course not … My argument wasn’t saying it doesn’t happen … What I said was not all blacks steal … Being that I don’t owe you specifically or anyone an explanation . I’m not the spokes person for an entire race of people …
Would you like to explain rioting and destruction of property on January 6th? Would you like to explain Tulsa Oklahoma, or Rosewood Florida ? Or can we stop there ?
@b52gf16c how many businesses, period were destroyed by whites ? Plenty
@@lipglosslover83 If you were stolen maybe it's time for your to be returned to your rightful owner.
@@petervanderveen2340 Unfortunately, there’s a very strict no return policy on stolen goods or persons … FYI I was born here .. not that any of that’s your business… I said what I said..
Years ago, people from a Black neighborhood pleaded with the city to have a supermarket in their area. Safeway and Luckys said no thanks, but a company called Fresh & Easy decided to step in and take a chance. They were like a Trader Joe’s. After a few months, they had to close down because of the constant theft. As soon as they closed down, people in the neighborhood were complaining asking why they had to close. Any sane company knows exactly what’s going to happen in those neighborhoods. They’re not in it to lose thousands of dollars on a monthly basis.
I bet they blamed WS and racism, huh ?
And sadly those same people call others racist for telling the real truth of the matter.
Now that pick up is an option for some stores I'm wondering if there could be a grocery store that is pick up only. That would eliminate in-store theft. At least from the public.
@@muffs55mercury61 Ignorant
@Billy B No not delivery. Pick up only meaning people have to still go to the store and go to a pick up window to get what they ordered online.
im a black woman in chicago. walmart left because of theft. its just not worth it.
The comments section is more enlightening than the video itself
If I was a business man, why would I take a HUGE risk and build a grocery store, or a store in general in a neighborhood that has higher crime and less money? That business model fails.
If black neighborhoods are so profitable ... and there are so many black neighborhoods in the country ... then one black grocery store owner could open one grocery store per black neighborhood in the country and make lots of profit!
He or she would be a very wealthy black grocery store owner!
@@zeryphex CNBC had deleted my give Below comments, because I am right
Everything is not associated with racism. Dear Black Brothers, Please Understand It. These Leftist are Playing with your Emotions. Please Understand Their Propaganda.
I am an Hindu with Brown Skin
These Leftist Media Giant like CNN and CNBC are Trying to Make A Mental Division Between Black and White Folks. Please Try To Understand That These Leftist Media are Blaming Racism for everything. Is it reality, ask yourself. Don't trap in Propaganda of these Leftist Media like CNBC, CNN, etc.
By the way I am an Indian American, with Brown Skin. And I Oppose Kamal Harris, because she supports terrorists groups in India, and she is a Hypocrite
Boycott these Leftist Media Giants. These Guys are Spreading their Propaganda and Trying to Divide us between Black, Brown and White. Christian, Muslim and Hindus. I can Guarantee that, Media Like Guardian and Fox News are not spreading hate on basis of Race and Religion, like These Leftist Media ( CNBC, Washington post ). Please use your mind to understand their Propaganda. God had given us same mind with no racism and religion
When the riots broke out Walmart was looted, and within a month Walmart was up and running again. Another looting broke out and Walmart was trashed yet again. Walmart said, "we are closed for business in this area". How can a business remain profitable and remain in business if it is continually looted?
Now, now, looting is no longer a correct term. It is just shopping with deferred payment.
Exactly! It is not cost effective.
@@christopherfranklin1881 deferred payment? Doesn't that really mean NO payment at all?
@@christopherfranklin1881 You’re crazy. It’s called protesting.
I don’t know why they reopened to begin with? The way I see it, it was Walmart’s fault for opening at that location.
I can remember blacks demonstrating in front of Korean grocery stores in New York. One reason were higher prices than in white neighborhoods. Eventually many Korean stores closed down. They were called racist for leaving black communities. I never understood why blacks didn't open their own groceries and kept them open 24/7
Because nobody wants to get stolen from 24/7
They can’t even trust themselves lololololololololol
@@EC-ki5wv wheres LeBron James?
@@Flashyfinancier he’s supporting the community, by snorting blow off Ice Spice’s rack with Shaq
These thugs destroy everything they touch. Stay away.
did i just watch a 30 minute documentary on "food deserts" and not hear a word mentioned on "theft"?... incredible...
Food theft + time = Food deserts
You have to be able to spell theft before you can mention it. We dint do nuffin'.
Mainstream media for you....
Seriously shocking. Like, do people really believe businesses wouldn’t want to make money from anyone with a pulse?
Political correctness
They're mad at supermarkets for closing in impoverished communities. That's like kicking a dog for years and blaming it for running away.
I like that analogy
That's a perfect analogy.
That is a great analogy
Actually they need to burn and eat that dog, mega stores don't last or do anything positive for black communities.
@@KnightPoetic b8
Stop shoplifting, robbing, and killing. Would you open a business in a black area knowing you were going to be stolen from? My goodness! Look at what is right in front of you. Open your own damn businesses. The rest of us don't give a damn anymore.
Blame everything on everyone else except for the people who live in these neighborhoods.
OH REALLY? Meanwhile, Mario, a Hispanic Business Owner in Las Vegas who has been serving BLACK AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES for 20+ years just had the opportunity to EXPAND his Market, in an HISTORICALLY BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD IN LAS VEGAS. So when I see RACIALLY CHARGED STATEMENTS from people who swear they're educated and not in the least bit racist, I've got to pull the receipts out. Because what you're not going to do is DISRESPECT or INSULT MY COMMUNITY. Maybe you should learn a little more before you make such bold statements. OH AND, A BLACK OWNED GROCERY STORE IN NORTH LAS VEGAS recently opened their doors and THE BLACK COMMUNITY is grateful! The BLACK COMMUNITY show up daily to support them. OOOOOOOHHHHHH AND, they double as a Food Pantry, further serving the SAME BLACK COMMUNITY WHO ISN'T STEALING FROM THEM 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁.
Now show us all the CNBC journalists that live in black neighborhoods.
sample size (n)=0
Entry level journalists make 30k. Trust me, they know these areas all too well.
They showed all of them in the first Zero seconds of the video.
@@jareda.1353 I was like go into debt to be a journalist. I like writing. Nahh rather get shot at, US MARINES!!!
That’s a good one I needed a good laugh
I work in a grocery store that is in a predominantly black part of the city. The theft and destruction is 53% higher at this location than in stores in non-black areas. It's not about racism or even equality. Its about staying in business.
It's just business
Not People
Not Politics
Not even police
Agreed😂
Come on now it is still the white man's fault. Don't you know black people are supposed to be lacking something on their noggins and don't know any better? Even Biden says black people don't know how to use computers or smartphones and can't remember who said it, but they also don't know how to find their way to their local DMV. In Asia some kids as young as 5-year old's go to school alone taking multiple public transportation to get to school, get home and some even go buy groceries. When I was 3-5 years old us kids were left behind to wander on our own while our parents went out and worked. Once we kids even wandered miles away overnight on our own. I also had chores as a kid to go out in the fields and open or close the water dams or move our water buffalos and I was no more than 5... When my family moved to the US I walked to the bus stop and home which was close to a mile apart. I guess we Asians are just a little smarter than black Americans.
@@adrianafamilymember6427 "Not people Not politics Not even Police." What exactly is your point? Your comment isn't easy to follow.
love how people are trying to rationalize racism .
10:48 "Just because I don't have the money that they have, doesn't mean that I shouldn't have access." LOL The problem is that you take it whether you have the money or not.
You're literally assuming that specific individual woman steals with no evidence whatsoever. How disgusting
@@tundranone8366 No, I believe they’re responding to a common quote the prior individual made.
If I owned any kind of business I’d move away too. It’s way too dangerous
Every sane person know the right answer.
Sadly true.
you can’t help people who just don’t want to be helped especially if they don’t have the same skin color as them. i
Blackdogsmatter Imagine being a “Democrats r da real raycis” boomer conservative
@Blackdogsmatter Republicans fill their pockets too. I mean look at the example of We Build The Wall all of those donations were being misused owners were pocketing from conservatives
Very deceiving comment
Even Blacks do not like opening shop in a black area
Successful blacks usually try to move out of the ghetto as soon as they can. Just like successful whites try to abandon the trailer park, Latinos try to abandon the barrio and so on. It is not a race issue, it is a class issue.
@@dasmesser1 - " It is not a race issue, it is a class issue."
When was the last time someone left the trailer park for an affluent black neighborhood?
@@spikefivefivefive most people don't leave the trailer park. I've also not seen an all black affluent neighborhood. I live in a 50% mix and it is geat!
That depends on what type of black they areare they willing to give up or hire there own security
@@dasmesser1 Go to upstate NY. There's lot's of blacks in trailers. Not just whites
It’s everyone else’s fault. Not a single mention of high crime rate, shoplifting that makes these stores unprofitable 🤡🤡
This video should be about as long as it takes to say "heinous amounts of violence and theft."
Until people start being honest about what the problems really are. Nothing is going to change.
Well, the REAL problem is poverty itself. When white people stop going out of their way to KEEP black people poor, they'll do better.
@@blackSUAAAVE If that helps you cope, keep telling yourself that. It won't change anything but that's not what you're trying to do. If you enjoy being a victim, have at it.
@@stephaniegormley9982 - So, you're saying there is no such thing as racist white people anymore?
Ok. I'll say that there are no more killers in the world. There are no more rapists in the world. There are no more child abusers in the world. So on and so forth.
You wanna act crazy with it?? Let's go crazy with it.
@@blackSUAAAVE That's not what I said. Stop putting words in my mouth.
@@blackSUAAAVE If your blaming white people you either do not know what the truth is, or you choose to be a victim. With an education, and hard work. Anyone can succeed. Everything else is just an excuse.
When a neighborhood store owner find themselves FORCED into putting cashiers behind plexiglass and bars, FORCED to live with graffiti on the facade of their store, all while fearing for their lives due to the high volume of crime, pan-handlers, theft, drugged-out hoodlums and with NO police support; they will inevitably be FORCED to shutter the store and leave it abandoned because they are not going to find a buyer that will invest in that location. The store did NOT fail the community, the community failed the store and it's purpose. Not surprisingly, ALL these reasons are conveniently not mentioned in this piece.
You're probably racist.
Like Detroit
I like your words, “The store did NOT fail the community, the community failed the store….” “All these reasons are” NOT ONLY “conveniently not mentioned in this piece”, but they are deliberately ignored to bring out the wrong cause.
You might as well not post these reasons. The poor are in denial. They see discrimination.
Of course they're not.
One reason! Looting, stealing etc…their own communities caused this. In all the looting videos on UA-cam I have not seen one person stealing fruits and vegetables.
don’t blame the grocery stores, blame the people who forces them to leave their community
steal them dry and cry when they leave 😂
OH REALLY? Meanwhile, Mario, a Hispanic Business Owner in Las Vegas who has been serving BLACK AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES for 20+ years just had the opportunity to EXPAND his Market, in an HISTORICALLY BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD IN LAS VEGAS. So when I see RACIALLY CHARGED STATEMENTS from people who swear they're educated and not in the least bit racist, I've got to pull the receipts out. Because what you're not going to do is DISRESPECT or INSULT MY COMMUNITY. Maybe you should learn a little more before you make such bold statements. OH AND, A BLACK OWNED GROCERY STORE IN NORTH LAS VEGAS recently opened their doors and THE BLACK COMMUNITY is grateful! The BLACK COMMUNITY show up daily to support them. OOOOOOOHHHHHH AND, they double as a Food Pantry, further serving the SAME BLACK COMMUNITY WHO ISN'T STEALING FROM THEM 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁.
The lady said that no one chooses to eat unhealthy is where I realized these people don’t live in the real world
Exactly if you offer me a plate that has garlic, green onions, broccoli and celery and another plate that has crappy pepperoni pizza you know damn well I'm going to choose a pepperoni pizza just like most Americans
Exactly. It's as if they put in a fruit and vegetable stand there it wouldn't go OUT OF BUSINESS
For real
@@brijesh50 yup KFC
I'm a black man and this is absolute nonsense, its actually embarrassing that we allow ourselves to be used like this. Why not see it as an opportunity to invest in your communities and open up your own grocery stores.
Shop lifting and litter....
Because "whoa is me" sells better....
r/asablackman
That is basically it.
@Sequoia Edwards.. I think you meant 'woe' genius🙄. No surprise though. Ignorant comment with incorrect spelling.
Grocery stores are avoiding high crime neighborhoods.
Don't blame the companies. Blame the communities that ran them off.
Businesses don't "avoid" areas, they open stores in areas where they expect to make max profit.
That's why manufacturing left America and continues to do so. American labor makes their products less profitable.
@@tyronegooch5251 don't forget taxes and the government regulations
They do avoid areas and there are many stores in retail that don't make a profit. Before Covid 19, most big city downtown stores did not make a profit. Locations like Fifth Ave New York. Michigan Ave, Chicago, LA stores in downtown areas. Those stores loss money for years but were justified as marketing expenses. More cache, more brand credibility, more shopper demand is how it was viewed. Grocery stores and general market stores like Target, Walmart and once Sears and JCPENNEY had stores that loss money to but management saw that as protecting their competition from getting the space and growing their market presence and syphoning off sales from their stores. Think of capitalism like a football team. There's offense, make money good locations. Then there is defense, stop competition from moving onto your side of the field. Basic blocking and tackling. So all these decisions arent just about make money per location decisions. Also, many time growing cities or areas will use incentives to attract businesses. Tax breaks, free land, training, free money. . Elon Musk has gotten around $5 billion in government subsidies. Is that true capitalism - no. And he gets to keep all these stock value gains from those subsides. Add in the government subsidies for electric cars to make them affordable for consumers to purchase, is that true capitalism? The government could do the same for groceries store retailers but poor people aren't well represented politically. Regarding avoiding areas, I once did hotel development, we avoided profitable areas because of personal discomfort with the area. The boss calls the shots not numbers on a spreadsheets.
They do avoid areas. They often close profitable stores in old neighborhoods to open new stores in redeveloped or new neighborhoods. Albertsons did that a few years back in California.
@Zazoo Kluk Can you point to anywhere that I blamed China for our problem?
I lived in a food desert. I can’t blame the grocery store not opening in neighborhoods where customers on a regular basis are going to steal.
Even if they steal it's a fraction of what's sold.
And well cameras and guards are here for that.
All supermarkets may have shoplifters, shoplifting is a small issue.
And if you can't arrest any shoplifters then it's just your shop security that's wacky. There'll always be a few stealers in any supermarkets, and people if they don't have supermarlet nearby will just steal a bit further...
And they will come to steal...and many people both shoplift and steal.
@@hmidou386 yea when the security guard you hired try to stop the thief they get shoot in the head. So who will try to stop them?
@@hmidou386 you don't know what you're talking about so STFU.
@@jdenino6022 Tell me.
@im energy from god We have equal chances. Do we?
The people on this video don’t understand the basics of how a free market economy works.
Grocers don’t have a duty to serve your community. Your community has a duty to attract businesses, if you want them.
If people buy food instead of stealing in, the grocers will beat a path to your community.
The only color they’ll care about is the color of your money.
In the US, having a car break down is a catastrophe. It can leave you unable to buy food or reach a pharmacy. Losing a car can also mean no longer being able to get to work, which can lead to eviction and homelessness.
Have you heard of walking or public transport?
Exactly.
This is why having the ability to shop & buy nearby can be extremely helpful to those without cars, those needing expensive car repairs, those who can’t afford to own a car, the elderly who no longer drive and the handicapped are just some of the individuals who need community affordable stores. As long as these neighborhoods are targeted by crime & violence these stores won’t open in these areas.
We aren't stupid. Any business owner with a brain won't operate in a area that isn't profitable or unfavorable.
You're a business not a charity.
And risk being shot. Trust me we run a shop in Johannesburg.
@@chocolatefaerie that's why I generally dislike cities like JHB man. The crime is mad and the SAPS are useless.
Even Charities won't open up there. You know a region is f777ed when Salvation Army deems it too unsafe for their volunteers.
Exactly what a white supremacist Trump supporter would say.
@@rajeshroshan2877 it's a pity I'm a black South African then. Did you actually even read my name or your just commenting? You don't have to be white to know what crime is.
Crime + shoplifting = no store
It's just simple as that
black people + media= gas lighting
Lol black people.
Summarized it pretty well.
Exactly. Businesses aren't running a charity and aren't going to operate where they will lose money and deal with constant crime.
The woman at 10:48 is great. Complete disconnect with reality. Tell your neighbors to stop acting like animals. Stop stealing, stop wrecking the stores, stop fighting in the stores, stop trying to scam the stores.
Theres basically a shortage of White grocery store owners willing to get stolen from 😢
I dated a lady whose brother managed a grocery store in the hood. Before they finally closed down they were losing $300,000 a year to shoplifting.
Why not have virtual grocery stores on-line with local pick-up? Avoiding the theft issue altogether (except for inside jobs-employees),
@@bernardbeaudreau7330 That particular grocery store now does but not everyone wants to online shop. At another store...same chain...I watched some white guy roll up to the self check-out with $200 worth of roasts, then ask the cashier assisting at the self check-out for a carton of cigarettes thinking he would leave his post and retrieve them from the far end of the store. When the cashier yelled for someone else to get them the guy just abandoned the cart and walked out. The plan was to lure the cashier to leave his post then bolt for the door. I asked the cashier about it later and he said it happens all the time. As a friend says happens all the time at the grocery store where his son works.
Dang, 300k no wonder the chips and soda never goes on sale.
Just get more cameras [Probelm Solved]
They should come out and declare to the neighborhood why they were leaving. Some Honesty Would be Appreciated! No more blaming racism.
The corner stores in these neighborhoods have their employees conducting transactions from behind bulletproof glass and you're wondering why larger retailers avoid those areas.
Even then they aren't safe
The Asians and Arabs who work at these stores place their lives in danger daily. Black people have to do better.
Blacks cannot "do better"
And stop calling them "people "
Until crime in these areas is brought under control, it will be impossible to accomplish anything else. A committed effort to eliminate dangerous crime in these areas is necessary. That means years of dramatically increased security efforts. That would make economic growth possible. Nothing else is going to work. The streets need to be cleaned up for the primarily law abiding residents. Crime cannot pay or it will continue and drive business out.
@Eddie Davis The question in my mind is why this is not mentioned anywhere in this video? Why did they avoid addressing the obvious and most glaring problems that people who live in these neighborhoods face? Who does this help?
Perma victims is a scary thing to be around. They take zero accountability
When ppl act as animals, no matter what race, how can any business survive and still provide for the ppl?
Not once was anything mentioned about loss prevention. Shoplifting, robberies, lack of parking lot security and rioting have turned most urban areas into food deserts.
So a Dollar Tree can afford theft but a grocery store can't?
@@derpmansderpyskin no business can afford theft. I would never ever open up any kind of business in areas who aren’t appreciative. People go where they are mostly appreciated. If they truly cared about their neighborhoods, they would push to make sure businesses stayed instead of running them away. I say let them suffer. Sometimes you have to wallow in your own mess in order to get the point. I believe in teaching people valuable lessons. The same way they said F those businesses is the same way those businesses said F them.
@@derpmansderpyskin you should watch the documentary on dollartrees taking over towns like this on vice. Its very interesting. Honestly dollar trees are killing supermarkets more than theft.
@@derpmansderpyskin yes.. items in the dollar store cost pennies and have 500% markup. A quality cut of beef or fish costs $30 to $100 dollars to feed a family. The profit margin along with spoilage & refrigeration make supermarket profits very slim.
Oh yes...don't talk about the reasons....oh yes...
So, tell me again why any SANE business would open a store in an area that almost guarantees that your store will be robbed, trashed and your employees put in harms way?
Ignore the facts. Just blame it on racism and call it a day. That is what the people in power have done because they do not want to point out the emperor is not wearing any clothes! If they did they would loose their jobs and careers. This is America 2021 where you cannot state the obvious.
@Roberto Vidal Garcia learning about history involves reading. That's hard for many of these people in comment section.
@@the0ne809 who cares about history when you got a Walmart around the corner
@Roberto Vidal Garcia I'll give you the 'racism did it' argument. And then what? Pulling the 'racism' victim-card will not solve the issue of food-desserts. Only way to solve it, is from within the communities that keep robbing and trashing any new store that opens.
Or are you suggesting that we need to force store-owners to keep their stores open, even when it is at a financial loss and at a risk of their lives and livelihood?
The reason food-desserts exist in the first place, is because of the behavior *within* the communities. Sure, we can explain this behavior by looking at history. But the only ones able to change this behavior are the communities themselves. It's actually fairly simple: stop robbing and trashing the hands that try to feed you.
@Roberto Vidal Garcia I understand what you are saying, and up to a certain point I agree with you as well. However, what I fail to see is how me (or anyone else) paying 'reparations' is going to fix anything in this particular situation.
As for the "clean up your ancestors' mess"-argument: Just because I have a white skin-tone, does not mean any of my _actual_ ancestors were involved in slavery. The British, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch were the primary slave-traders when it comes to slavery in the Americas. Yet there are a lot more people with white skin-tone then just the descendants of these 4 countries. A lot more. Asking people to pay reparations simply because they have a pale skin seems like...well...racism to me. And solving racism with more racism seems counterproductive.
If they would stop vandalizing everyone store then the big super stores would not be leaving
I’m sure y’all have seen the Walmarts getting vandalized
When I take the bus, I saw a lot of Blacks just get in the bus straight without paying many times. Does it mean shut down the bus line to the Black communities ?
Also, most Black communities with significantly higher crime rate and poverty rate too. That’s why many businesses are lesser willing to invest in those neighborhoods.
I used to work at a grocery store. We got robbed almost everyday by every ethnicity. BUT African Americans used to be so bold about it, that they walked out with carts full of groceries. Literally walked out
Hmm...why does that NOT shock me....
@Dennis Yen Maybe a bag of chips or some fruit. A whole cart of food? Hell no
@Dennis Yen that's easy to say when they don't have to eat the expense
I saw a 35 year old white male stuff his back pack full of toiletries in a Dollar Tree in a mixed neighborhood on Lyell Ave in Rochester NY... I followed him to the front of the store and called to a black woman mgr and cashier to “ stop him .. he is stealing .. his backpack is full of items “. They gave me a BLANK STARE and did not follow the man - thief to enforce the theft. I guess shrugging your shoulders “ so what “ is the norm. The manager does not own the store and neither did the cashier. All 3 stole that day.
@@tommaika9121 Stores usually have policies telling employees that if they try to prevent someone from stealing they will lose their jobs. Don't blame them. It comes down to risk of injury and lawsuits and insurance.
Grocery stores have a formula for leaving an area: theft > sales = leave
Shannon Hyde woah. I didn’t even do anything and I’m being told my life is worth less... damn.
@@shannonhyde5571 First sentence I agreed, the second sentence made me think you have a brain tumor. As a fellow white I think you deserve to lay with the dogs in hell. Take a break from the internet little boy or girl.
@Eric P that's true. Safeway refused to hire my brother because he's "not what they're used to and he seems "sketchy" we are both just 17, a lot of them are racist. That was here in Arizona.
stop the theft and go online and make that nation wide
wonder how theft happens
Why does no one talk about the real issue of accountability and general safety in black neighborhoods? Most black neighborhoods I’ve visited tend to be unsafe ! Not making it up, I’m speaking the truth with utmost respect for my black brothers and sisters. High crime rates cause this situation, it doesn’t matter if you’re back or white or Asian or something else, curb the crime and things will get back to normal.
Notice how it is never mentioned what is really closing stores.
my man said "extreme geographically concentrated social disadvantage" instead of just "poverty".
got to tiptoe around it, better yet avoid the whole discussion.
Lmaooo
@@touchmeoverlord2767 They always walk around it, wave their flag and mindlessly salute
Must be tough being a red pilled anti flag fan
@@homerhat420 What are you talking about?
I remember a story a few years ago about a man who was shot while robbing a convenience store. His sister was furious at the store owner and when asked about the fact her brother was robbing the store at gunpoint, she said "you're getting robbed, oh well". That attitude that theft is okay is the reason most stores will not open in these neighborhoods and most insurance companies will not cover the ones that do.
The fact is that they keep condoning criminal behaviour from their own people, and yet are surprised when people fight back
Oh Andrew, there you go with that logical and reasoned thought syndrome. We can't have any of that sort of thing going on around here, now can we? Not to worry, the political correctness thought police will come by shortly, followed by an extended stay at the re-education camp to cure you of this unfortunate, but treatable mental condition.
I remember that story too. If I recall he also raised a gun at officers before he was "neutralized." I remember thinking how does 2+2=187 that she could even have the nerve to get on camera and make that statement without an ounce of shame?
That's pretty much whay started the LA riots. Same stuff.
Not only theft of products but potential assault on store employees and customers and let's not even mention murder when someone gets killed!!! Can these people understand the risks for businesses to take just to make 1 cent profit on a dollar sale of product?!!!
Let’s be real I’m black and I can see why they are moving grocery stores and restaurants out of the hood New York had to close target and why because they go in there stealing and abusing the employees ,or cali having to close in and out down because the customers and employees aren’t safe you can’t even get a burger without your car being broken into
C'mon now...you really are trying so hard to not use words like _theft, robbery or arson_ in low income areas.
AAAH HA HA HA HA HA AAAH HA HA HA HA.... AAAAAAAH HA HA HA HA HA.... SO DA,MNED TRUE, SHE'S AVIOIDING THOSE WORDS LIKE THE PLAGUE.
Why when they could use the race card here! It's their get out of jail card!
Oh, she's not trying hard at all, she's just NOT saying those words mentioned above, because if she did, then her narrative would vanish. Her question could be answered in less than 15 seconds... because those neighborhoods are violent, lawless and unprofitable. End of video!
I only watched this to see how high they'll go to cherrypick.
It's NBC. They called the rioters "peaceful protesters"
My cousin worked at a Kroger's in a black neighborhood and we got into a discussion recently about why it was forced to close. He spent most of his time painting over gang tags on the side of the building and razor scraping them off glass windows. When he wasn't doing that he was chasing down handicapped motorized carts that had been stolen and found nearby stripped clean of their motors, expensive batteries and accessories. The store had to hire one uniformed and 4 undercover cops a day just to keep ahead of shoplifting, stolen SNAP cards, wallet lifting and purse thefts, not to mention the worst counterfeit bills ever made on a cheap printer. It came down to it not being cost effective to do business in these neighborhoods without raising their prices out of the reach of their intended customers to absorb their losses. And before you accuse me of being racist, my grandfather is black as is my cousin that I spoke to.
AMEN THATS SO TRUE I USED TO LIVE IN A BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD ITS VERY DANGEROUS EVERY TIME YOU STEP OUT SIDE IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH SO ITS REALLY A HIGH RISK TO DO BUSINESS OF ANY KIND IN BLACK COMMUNITIES 🙏🙏🙏
@@devintaylor8702 Stop shouting.
@@devintaylor8702 stop lying u don't live where u are saying about u are those people that says I am not racist I have black Friends but can't name one
@@francisnwadike9505
I think it's a cultural problem, not racial, but it makes you wonder WHY such high crime occurs around black, urban areas?
Why is unwed parenthood, gang banging, and drugs glorified?
@@rdred8693 a lack of self-respect and pride in their neighborhood. No self control.
This should be a great opportunity for the black community to open their own stores.
Yeah, grow veggie gardens in their own back yard, & do a veggie swap on the corner, on Saturdays, or sell them.
Corporations only care about one color: green. If there's no green in it for them they'll up and go where there is.
I worked in in black neighborhood for many years. I saw the bs that's goes down. There's not a single big corporation that would refuse to enter a market that could be profitable. They won't go to these neighborhoods because shrink, danger to employees and cost of maintaining stores where they continually get vandalized. The store I worked at had its air-conditioner stolen more than once. Someone tried to cut a hole in our roof to break in. It was only discovered when the store started to flood during a hard rain. Our sings were stolen. It's gross how little self awareness is involved in these arguments.
They know, but they are just trying to push a political agenda.
Everything except danger of employees was right
The denial of the MSM has really opened my eyes to some sad facts.
@@rdred8693 MSM?
@@amzarnacht6710 Main Stream Media.
Sorry.
I worked in a all black store two months and it was the worst experience, customers were constantly rude everyday all the time, very hostile and they are super racist. The worst experience I've ever had.
I am Waycist and I am a Bigg It and that mindset has kept me alive and safe.
Blacks are racist?!? Can't be!! Hahaha
White people put black people in ghettos kept all the money for themselves u would have attitude to
Sorry that happened to you.
@@kim_fd8938
Always a victim aren't you?
Getting an education, being married before having kids, not valuing violence, are all acting white aren't they?
I could barely understand your gibberish too
Thank you comments section for saving me 25 minutes. I expected the video to be a bunch of excuses and lack of accountability for the prolific theft that goes on in those stores that caused them to close. It seems I was I correct in my assumption.
It's awful that these communities are attempting to live an honest work and have to drive far to their nearby neighborhood because people in their communities are stealing and robbing grocery businesses that have only been operating for a month.
This should inspire black entrepreneurs to build and open their own supermarkets. Do for self.
Anyone can open up a grocery store, they don't have to be black.
That looks like work!
@@awesomeone2979 Segregation for sure!
@@awesomeone2979 Lol we gonna back-track 60 years or somethin. CNBC is being racist, but you're being racist here, unless you're joking somehow. If it's supposedly easier, then you'd self-segregate. Segregation makes it _illegal_ to mix, which means that you can't even if you want to. If we want freedom then we can't have laws that limit us.
Black entrepreneurs aren't stupid.
Or if someone is dumb enough to open there, they will understand after a while why and then close down. An expensive lesson, but still a lesson.
I work for a major beverage company. I helped in Michelle Obama's initiative in opening a Walmart. I saw extremely high theft daily. The store stayed open for about a year and a half then closed down; strictly due to loss control.
not surprise.
I agree, my brother worked for Walmart for several years, he said that there so much theft. Many people threatened him because he was simply doing his job, thieves could be anyone from little kids to criminals. I feel bad for the people who actual follow the law and provide for their families
Glad you mentioned it cause no matter what it aint nothing but thieves who ruin things in that area of business
These mainstream reporters are worthless, shameful really.
@@lastshallbefirst5516 do you do anything besides complain? Is that going to Improve your life? Are you expecting someone from the comments to feel bad and fix your problems for you?
The ONLY reason why supermarkets are leaving is simple: shoplifting. I live in Oakland and it's becoming an epidemic. I've seen people walk out with a whole shopping cart full of groceries without paying. Fix the crazy shopping lifting issue and you fix this issue.
They did this on Black Friday, at a Wallmart, a few years ago, when their SNAP card went over the limit.
Sadly crime is a big problem. There was a classic example during the riots in Los Angeles a very well established super market was burned to the ground and was never rebuilt. I remember walking there as a kid .
Every corporate grocery chain in America would love to open a grocery store in black neighborhoods. When they do, they are shoplifted out of business. I've seen it happen over and over again. Money is green. They don't care who hands it over to them.
I had a Korean friend who had a grocery store in such a neighborhood. He got robbed and abused so many times that he just gave up
I don't blame your friend at all!
When an Asian gives up things are bad
Just not worth your life and energy dealing with those PEOPLE.
He didn't give up, he saved his own life by leaving that dangerous area.
@@JesusBrownAsianMansOriginAsia yes
I used to live on the border of the third ward in Houston. If you know anything about that area, it is a largely black neighborhood with high poverty and crime rates. I used to shop extensively at the HEB and aldi on old spanish trail. HEBs are texas's home-grown grocery store. They are generally very nice and well-kept, no matter the location. I have visited them in poorer latino neighborhoods and all over Texas in various cities, and they are generally good to shop at. However, when I moved to near the third ward, the HEB there was the worst one I had ever seen. It was terribly run down and not up to the standards of what I felt a HEB was supposed to be. Eventually, they closed it down and built a state of the art store a few miles away on Macgregor rd. When i used to visit the new one, i would always see the aisles in disarray and cold items left in random aisles. Of course, it wasn't as bas as the old spanish location, but it goes to show that the local community did not respect the fact that HEB tried their best to open a new location near their old one and could not for the life of them how to keep their community resources in order.
Furthermore, the Aldi on old spanish trail had so much theft and robbery and break ins that they started hiring security. The windows were constantly boarded up because they'd always be broken. I want everyone to have access to good, healthy food. But how can they do business in such neighborhoods if the residents don't have any manners and do not respect their local establishments? Again, this is not EVERYONE in the local third ward community, but there was enough wrongdoers that makes stores not want to stay in the area.
I wonder how long these stores will stay. I hope they do stay because everyone needs access to their services.
As a black American native to Houston, I agree with you completely. Lack of accountability and consequences play a dominant role in quality stores and businesses leaving the area. Too much cry babying and society blaming for the poor behavior and menacing without solutions.
Do a story on which Walmart closed self checkout due to an incredible amount of theft.
I grew up in the ghetto and I always saw stores getting robbed or ambulances and police parked outside. You felt like you were going to get mugged going to the store.. no wonder why stores couldn’t keep open..... oh wait, these people are wondering 😂😂😂
That was your personal experience
Come to Seattle. We have 15,000 drug addicts/homeless and teh last grocery store downtown just closed due to excessive thievery and lack of police response when called. "Defund the Seattle Police" has been hurting Seattle's poor again
@@officialalonzo263 seems like everyone in this comment section has that same experience.
Exactly! I was going to say something similar but I mean it's not wrong but what are you gana do if it so happens that your in a rough neighborhood and stuff like that happens.
@dragonsder that's not true if that was true why dose my Ralph's and Stater brothers have black people working and shopping in the store? Sounds like your looking at it from only side of the spectrum.