I used to live near Market/Van Ness. Pre pandemic when I needed to pick up medicine I had to go to two Walgreens before walking another mile to end up at CVS to find what I needed because half the shelves were empty at both the Walgreens I went to (one oh Market, the other in Hayes). I asked an employee what was going on, I thought they must be closing. She said no it’s because of all the shoplifting and that there’s nothing they can do about it and the police don’t care either. As she was telling me this I witnessed a guy in the aisle loading up a suitcase. Unbelievable. I told her I’m sorry she has to deal with this all the time.
It’s also frustrating as a consumer because I’ve noticed over the past couple years Walgreens’ hours has been reducing, like closing at 7pm at a major intersection for crying out loud. The trend is that operating expenses are increased due to shoplifting thus prices increase and hours reduced which means fewer jobs. We all lose.
This isn’t unique to Walgreens this is affecting independent convenience stores and markets as well and it’s really disheartening to witness on a nearly day to day basis.
It’s also frustrating as a consumer because I’ve noticed over the past couple years Walgreens’ hours has been reducing, like closing at 7pm at a major intersection for crying out loud. The trend is that operating expenses are increased due to shoplifting thus prices increase and hours reduced which means fewer jobs. We all lose.
This isn’t unique to Walgreens this is affecting independent convenience stores and markets as well and it’s really disheartening to witness on a nearly day to day basis.