The Nationwide Retail Federation estimates retailers misplaced $100 billion final yr to theft.
An Atlanta Walmart Supercenter retailer that was briefly shuttered as a result of suspected arson is reopening subsequent yr. When it does, it might have an Atlanta Police Division substation inside.
The Vine Metropolis location is eyeing a reopening in mid-2024. Walmart advised FOX Enterprise that it “consulted with key stakeholders and elected leaders whereas planning the redesign of our Vine Metropolis location, and offering a chosen workspace for native police is amongst modifications being thought of.”
The shop was briefly closed after it caught hearth in December 2022. Instantly following the hearth, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens vowed to reopen the shop to make sure that all the town’s residents “have contemporary, reasonably priced meals inside a half mile of their properties.”
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The shop sits in a nexus of a number of “Atlanta communities with seniors, kids, college students and 1000’s of people and households who already lack accessible choices for contemporary, reasonably priced meals,” Dickens stated in a previous assertion.
An American flag flies close to signage displayed outdoors the Walmart Shops Inc. headquarters constructing in Bentonville, Arkansas, on July 29, 2015. (Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg through Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Walmart stated that there was “no single cause” behind this choice and that this addition is not new to its shops.
“Offering native police with a workspace inside shops isn’t a brand new function, and we see efforts like what’s being thought of for our future Vine Metropolis retailer as a technique to higher collaborate with legislation enforcement and help the neighborhood,” Walmart stated in a press release.
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Nonetheless, the addition comes amid a making an attempt time for the retail trade. Retails nationwide have suffered mounting losses as a result of organized retail theft. Based on the most recent figures from the Nationwide Retail Federation (NRF) these losses have totaled $100 billion.
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A rising variety of retail executives proceed to plead for assist as organized retail crime continues to threaten firm income and the protection of friends and workers. Many have argued that they can not clear up this difficulty alone.
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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon stated final month that the corporate is in search of assist from the native stage.
“We do assume that in some jurisdictions right here within the U.S., there must be motion taken to assist defend individuals from crime, together with theft,” McMillon advised traders.
