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entropicshart, to news in 'Power to communities': Chicago considers city-owned grocery store to address 'food deserts' after giants like Walmart and Whole Foods shutter stores

Considering most stores shut down due to excessive theft (and inaction of authorities), would this be any different than just opening another food bank?

stopthatgirl7,
@stopthatgirl7@kbin.social avatar

Yeah, about that “most stores shut down door to excessive theft” thing…

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/business/retail-shoplifting-shrink-walgreens/index.html

cozz33,

The article you linked says there’s been a 25.6% increase in retail theft just within a years time. That’s bound to hurt a lot of businesses.

deur,

Keep in mind that is relative to another number.

cozz33,

I found the article to be written in an unnecessarily complicated way. Are you talking about the shrink number? I think most of us couldn’t care less about giant retailers losing profit, it’s the small businesses I’m concerned about.

BasicTraveler,

Hopefully being a community thing and not a corporate thing will help. I think people will be less likely to steal, and more likely to rat someone out for stealing.

VegaLyrae,

Before 1916 theft wasn't an issue at the grocery, because the customer was not expected to fetch their own items.

You told the person what you needed and they went and got it for you.

If theft was the real reason, stores could simply return to this style of operation.

Izzgo, to news in Rite Aid prepares bankruptcy filing, store closures amid opioid lawsuits

The preparations come after the company was sued by the US government in April over its failure to detect what the Department of Justice called "red flags" around its filling of prescriptions for opioids and other painkillers.

No wonder my pharmacist balks at my prescription for Vicodin. And meanwhile, I'm in too much pain to sleep, just from lumbar back pain & sciatica.

CmdrShepard,

Do you also bring in Vicodin prescriptions from 7 other doctors and refill them all at the same time?

Izzgo,

Hell no. I have a low dosage script, doc monitors closely and I don't abuse. I don't WANT to take pain meds regularly, but I must sleep, so I take my small dosage 3-4 times a week at bedtime. Then I sleep with less pain, not zero pain. But because it's ongoing for years, occasionally I end up on some pharmacist radar. Last time I had to pay out of pocket, they said insurance wouldn't cover this time.

Awhiskeydrunker,
@Awhiskeydrunker@kbin.social avatar

Oh man that’s terrible all around. Sorry to hear/read you are going through that Izzgo! A friend of mine had some kind of nerve searing procedure that helped with that kind of pain, any options in that space?

Izzgo,

Nerve searing, never heard of that! I may have to look into it, thanks for the info :)

edit Ahhhh Google tells me it's called nerve ablation, sounds interesting. Much appreciate the info.

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