Another massive retailer is now closing due to crime despite its location being a community staple for several years.
Rampant theft has led Walgreens to permanently close one of its major locations at the White Oak Shopping Center in Maryland, reports The-Sun.
Staff and shoppers told ABC affiliate WJLA-TV that the store was closed due to high rates of theft and crime.
Mobile security cameras were recently added by police in the parking lot around stores in the shopping center.
A source also told WJLA-TV that the shopping center’s management company had to fire their security company and hire a new one.
Just last year, there was an armed robbery inside Walgreens, resulting in a man and a woman taking an unknown amount of money and products.
Robberies have become a major problem in the area as stores get ransacked by violent thieves.
A resident told the outlet she was too scared to leave her car in the shopping center’s parking lot.
She says she saw another woman get assaulted and robbed.
“You can simply be walking and they take your purse and start running and they leave you with nothing,” said Sarah Rodriguez.
“That’s why when I’m here before I get out of my car I always look around first.”
Walgreens corporate execs announced earlier this year that about 150 stores will be closed throughout the US.
This would reduce the company’s corporate staff by about 10%, resulting in over 500 positions being eliminated.
News of a replacement for the store in the White Oak Shopping Center hasn’t been announced.
However, the center has been struggling to replace the Sears location that has sat vacant for over three years.
“Yeah, it’s not good, because everyone is complaining,” said resident Kokou Eafbo.
“This is the only pharmacy we have in this area and suddenly they close, we don’t understand.”
The shopping center had once been a thriving area full of shops in Montgomery County, reports The US Sun.
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A massive clothing retailer is now closing all 540 stores in just six weeks after unexpectedly filing for bankruptcy.
Liquidation sales will be held at rue21 outlets across the US as bosses rush to clear the last remaining stock.
The clothing retailer has entered bankruptcy and bosses have announced plans to close all 540 remaining stores within six weeks, reports The US Sun.
It is the third time in less than 25 years the fashion retailer has entered bankruptcy, per Bloomberg.
Court documents seen by Reuters revealed the company has more than $190 million of debt.
The chain has 540 stores across the US and 4,900 workers are set to be impacted.
Outlets are to slam shut within four to six weeks, according to court papers.
Bosses also announced plans to sell the company’s intellectual property.
The company narrowly avoided going into bankruptcy in October 2022.
Chiefs filed for bankruptcy in 2017 as they rushed to clear around $700 million worth of debt.
Bosses shuttered 400 stores as well and renegotiated leases.
Execs identified the rise of online shopping and changing consumer trends as reasons behind the bankruptcy.
Michele Pascoe, the interim CEO, also alluded to the impacts of competition and inflation.
The company also filed for bankruptcy in 2002.
At its peak, the company had more than 1,000 stores across the US.
The chain has dozens of outlets across several states, including Florida, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.
The teen fashion retailer is not the only clothing chain that has entered bankruptcy over the past year.
Last month, Express chiefs filed for bankruptcy, and at least 100 stores are set to close.
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