discussion Walmart CEO warns company will close stores if theft doesn't slow down

[JustLikeHoney]

1 minute ago, scenekiller said:

You sure are twisting everyone elses' words in here to prove the opposite of this.

 

You "pointed that out" by simultaneously blaming closures on theft from the same group of people in poverty. If you truly cared for the poor like you pretend to, you'd realize the problem are the mega wealthy CEOs, not theft that takes off a whopping 1% of revenue.

 

They have the means to support their stores. Choosing to shut them down due to theft is the equivalent of a privileged kid getting mad and taking all of his toys home.

Gurl, if you think he is referring to people stealing some bananas, grapes or a kid stealing a candy bar, he isn't. 

 

He is talking about organized big theft rings that affect all retail. 

 

I used to work as a manager in VS, Pottery Barn and Gap. if you didn't have someone parked next to the front table. It was empty in literally 5 minutes.  No one cares about someone walking in and talking one item. That isn't where most of the store loss is. It's mostly internal or big theft rings. 

 

By the way I hate the CEO of all those companies too. Especially working as a manager. They are terrible people who expect too much and work their people to levels to the point where they hate the company they work for. 

 

Also I don't know why people are promoting to go ahead and steal. Why would anyone want to damage their future for some crappy Walmart sh_t? 

 

At least the big theft rings are making millions of dollars off their thefts. The price of damaging their future is worth it. 

 

[helikesitheymikey]

Good. F walmart and those fat waltons.

[Smarticle]

Lemme steal something before they close down 

[Bosque]

People can literally walk into any store and casually walk out in broad daylight with all their goods, and security guards aren’t even allowed to touch them or they’ll get sued. 
 

not people telling Walmart to lower their prices though  they literally make barely any profit after already squeezing every penny that they can out of their suppliers and employees 

[Danny789]

Maybe they should ask those politicians they fund to pass policy that will help people not have to steal. 

[PMKARDASHIAN]

3 hours ago, JustLikeHoney said:

Excuse me. You sound like someone who does not care at all about people who are trying to their hardest as long as your agenda is passed. 

 

Lower middle class people and poverty class cannot afford Publix. 

 

OT: I support stealing if you can’t afford basic human necessities 

Edited December 7, 2022 by PMKARDASHIAN

[bliaz]

2 hours ago, harwee said:

 

wait where did it go?

[JustLikeHoney]

1 hour ago, PMKARDASHIAN said:

 

OT: I support stealing if you can’t afford basic human necessities 

Of course you do.

 

If you can't get work now imagine trying to look for a job with a criminal record. Maybe you can tell the person you are interviewing with that you only did it because you couldn't afford it and you took the advice of some person that absolutely does not care about you on ATRL.

 

If you can't afford basic necessities there are plenty of places that give them out for free. 

 

 

[SmittenCake]

4 hours ago, Juanny said:

I'm gonna start stealing from WalMart now. There is nothing wrong with stealing from big corporations like that especially if you're struggling to get by and a banana costs like $1 now lmao. This CEO and the rest of them are charging more, hoarding the wealth, and not increasing wages. It's only fair. 

 

This ******* can cry more. 

Their security is advanced as hell. Tread carefully. 

[CottageHore]

Oh PLEASE. Your corporation makes $13 billion in net profits a year, you’re not ******* closing. We could only DREAM. 
 

If this is true, then I’m gonna start shoplifting from WalMart as a part-time job.

[CottageHore]

2 hours ago, Dephira said:

People can literally walk into any store and casually walk out in broad daylight with all their goods, and security guards aren’t even allowed to touch them or they’ll get sued. 
 

not people telling Walmart to lower their prices though  they literally make barely any profit after already squeezing every penny that they can out of their suppliers and employees 

Barely make profit? Huh? Their net profits for 2021 were nearly $14 billion and even after putting back into the company for expansion and upgrades (which they rarely do anyway), they come out with insane profit. They’re fine.

[Keter]

The low-budget THIEVERY in here 

[Beyondslay]

Ohhhh nooooo that poor billion dollar company. 

[Cyanide]

Aww poor that

[simon]

3 hours ago, Kassi said:

Think it’s because they’ve hit a wall in terms of growth and want to get investors off their backs. So they’re using a bogus “thefts!” narrative to play it off

Retail is generally a low margin business (i.e. revenue - cost), but it’s not like they’re unprofitable. 

 

So a $5B total earnings in a 3 month period… 

[Karla Cabello]

lets do it then 

[spree]

I shop at Walmart cuz it's inexpensive and I can get eggs and bags of cheese and Jack's Pizza and water for cheap.  I go to Publix for steaks and Pubsubs and they've got a good fruit selection, much better than Walmart's.  So I do both, but I buy bulk at Walmart.  But they do cater to the low income crowd, so it's no wonder that crowd they attract are the ones stealing.  It's just part of the territory, it's part of the brand.  Walmart literally means = poor people.

[PMKARDASHIAN]

1 hour ago, JustLikeHoney said:

Of course you do.

 

If you can't get work now imagine trying to look for a job with a criminal record. Maybe you can tell the person you are interviewing with that you only did it because you couldn't afford it and you took the advice of some person that absolutely does not care about you on ATRL.

 

If you can't afford basic necessities there are plenty of places that give them out for free. 

 

 

Perhaps don’t take life advice from a **** post on ATRL in the first place 

[imabadkid]

I haven't shopped at a Walmart in years. I stick to Target.

[JustLikeHoney]

50 minutes ago, PMKARDASHIAN said:

Perhaps don’t take life advice from a **** post on ATRL in the first place 

Most 11 12 13 year olds get their info on the net. Don't assume everyone on here is your age or even 18 year olds with a lot of naivety. 

Edited December 8, 2022 by JustLikeHoney

[JBJT2786]

Maybe focus on your employees wellbeing (like the people who got shot a week ago) than the 1% theft...

[Sesame]

Wait, let's all just start stealing from the store.  They can't stop all of us.

[Carcass]

literally was asked to see my receipt yesterday for 5 gallon bottles of drinking water  like girl, get a hobby, cause this aint it. i paid my $5 for my water, go on.  literally was the only thing i got and she could see i had a receipt as i was walking to the door. i didn't give it to her regardless... because the point is stupid. maybe focus on lowering prices so they're affordable? have you thought that maybe those who are stealing might have enough money to buy something if it was cheaper? maybe that might help

[Snoopy]

Steal more!

[MadonnasBoyfriend]

This makes me feel weird since I only shop at Walmart but never steal from them... Like what am I supposed to do differently exactly?