https://www.oann.com/newsroom/walmart-leaving-portland/
According to KPTV, the decision behind closing their location is due to poor performance and financial reasons.
“We have nearly 5,000 stores across the U.S. and unfortunately some do not meet our financial expectations,” Walmart said in its announcement. “While our underlying business is strong, these specific stores haven’t performed as well as we hoped.”
The two remaining locations that Walmart will be shuttering are at Hayden Meadows, and East Part Plaza with 580 employees currently employed at the two locations. Both locations will be closing on March 24th.
Seattle has seen stores closing for years now. Retail theft is just endemic any more.
Twittards coping with MUH SMALL BUSINESS WILL BENEFIT! makes me laugh.
Like the fucking shoplifters and robbers will just suddenly stop doing all their bullshit because Walmart left.
Walmart definitely soaked up a lot of the shoplifters since it's relatively easy to steal from a big chain.
This could actually be a positive, IF leftists weren't gutterslime cowards - if they rallied behind small businesses actively defending against shoplifting. But we all know what is really going to happen.