The Governor says local municipalities have the support of the state, but indicated City Hall has to find the solution.
Target said it's closing nine store in four states, including one in East Harlem, New York and three in San Francisco, saying that theft and organized retail crime have threatened the safety of its workers and customers.unveiled a plan to combat shoplifting and retail theft. At the time, the city said there were over 22,000 retail thefts last year, and that 30% were committed by a few offenders.
The city’s play cemeteries on uprooting the causes that lead an individual to shoplift. It also looked at diversion programs to deter mobs and organized groups from large-scale thefts. The city’s plan appears not to have worked for Target in East Harlem, its employees, and local residents who shop at the store.
Speaking of its importance to her neighborhood, a Target employee spoke with us and asked we withhold her identity, "I don't know what we're going to do without Target. this neighborhood - we're not rich here, we have food stamps, people are on fixed incomes. Now we're closing in 3 weeks. I'm devastated. I'm hurting."that I have read and agree
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