No, I think the shoplifters are doing the right thing, as warped as that sounds... Maybe they will succeed in running Walmart out of business, and jobs can return back here to America.....
@@WHSmith-zk2ox 😂😂😂 get back to watching your reruns of the view 😂😂. Congress gutted our jobs with bad trade deals that Trump finally tried to address before the fascist media put a stop to it. Thanks for playing though.
@@WHSmith-zk2ox It was Bill Clinton that signed approval for China to become a part of the World Trade Organization. Even Jimmy Carter had enough sense to know that was a bad idea and refused to endorse them. All jobs went to China.
@@WHSmith-zk2ox And whats that going to do? Just make them go to other stores and shoplift at those ones. It won't end until people get put in jail much longer and not let out the next day.
@@MAXIMUSMINIMALIST What, you think you are telling me something I do not already know.... Hell, I was aware of that when you were probably still shyting green in your diapers and sucking on your mama's teat.......
If customers will shoplift and vandalize places like Walmart, then why do so many think that now is the time to open mom and pop stores, as if mom and pop stores won’t be shoplifted from and vandalized from as well?
Mom and Pop stores have a higher employee-to-merchandise ratio (more eyes per aisle) and a greater willingness to confront and prosecute thieves than big box corporate stores. Been to a Home Depot lately? No security, very few employees, and more cages than an animal shelter. It's easier to shop for tools online. The downside to a Mom and Pop, of course, is that it's more susceptible to armed robbery.
Yes but the politicians greeted them with open arms. That's what walmart has done from the beginning undercut the competition they go out and when they have all the customers if the numbers don't add up they leave. But no one does their homework. Politicians love walmart cause they line their pockets also....
So, according to the media report, Walmart should just keep its doors open and lose money. (I wonder if KSDK News would follow its own narrative under similar circumstances.) If the community is this concerned about the store closure, then perhaps the community should address the rampant thefts and other crimes that led to this instead of blaming others.
Im really surprised its been open this long. I've been there often over the years when I need something when Im over at the airport. The store is sparsely stocked they never have many people there.
@@JackWorkz No they do not, but like I said, take those contemplation's just a wee bit further... You might land on a whole lot more than you are thinking of right now...
Guess everybody needs to get away from the welfare state. Who knew conservatives were right decades ago when they opined about how dangerous the welfare state would be for humanity.
I thought all the voting was rigged? Isn't that what you idiots say? So how is it Democrats fault for voting if their votes don't count and if it's only Republican idiots whose votes don't count then how do you explain all the Republicans who won?
Walmart moved in these little towns and they closed a little stores in your Town's down now you got no word to shop and that's what's going to happen across the United States
Yeah I think we all know: 1 exactly why this store closed 2 why they wont give the real reason 3 and why the "media" absolutely will not be honest about it either
They actually did. They locked up the cosmetic items that were the most stolen and everyone screamed racism. Same with medications, even the beef jerky because the homeless people would come in and basically clean out the entire rack and then walk out. and if you tried to stop them they'd sue for excessive force. There was no way to win.
What makes me lol is how many ppl probably complained when they heard a Walmart was moving to the area & putting the mom & pop shops that used to be there outa business 🤣🤣🤣. It’s called ADAPTING, & it’s a damn good thing humans are great at it.
I know people are talking about shoplifting and crime but also Amazon and dollar stores are chipping away at Walmart's sales big time.....The Walmart near me doesn't have hardly any crime but it's not doing well, the place is empty a lot meanwhile a lot of people go to the Kroger, Meijer or Dollar Stores next door instead
Remember when the Walmarts started popping up everywhere and you were warned that they'd force all the smaller stores out of business? Now you're whining because there's no other stores. Brought it on yourselves.
Walmart is retro actively close all us stores if you want to buy shop online and get home delivered reduced employee cost eliminate theft reduce cost of spoiled inventory. Minimum purchase 35 Dollars if you wanted perishable dairy and meat 75 dollars minimum purchase. Choice of dry ice or pay deposit on returnable cold packs.
@@mikeg3439 I sort of think it is.... Unless of course you are talking in today's snarky non sequitur gab that most of the delusional kids these days engage in an attempt to make them appear to be experienced, smart, or culturally superior or something or other like that which they are not.... If that is the case, forgive my faux pax.... And pardon me, but might you have some gray poupon? I think that is among the reasons why I turned by back on L.A. 40 or 50 years ago... No sound thinking person has the slightest idea of what is being said or meant these days by people that live there... Must be all that goody good good cultural diversity or something....
This is the end result of high crime and rampant theft, and it sort of seems like this may be an area where mental health could be an issue as well considering the people they interviewed. No one is entitled to anything and a store leaving can't be blamed on the owners when the environment around it is the issue.
These communities are an embarrassment to themselves. Now they're going to move and do it somewhere else all over again. Protect you community or lose it.
You get what you pay for. Live in a place with cheap rent or homes and this is the trade off. Companies bottom line is $... I live in expensive Northern California and nothing closing here..new stores popping up every year
@@eyepatch3769 Do you have organized mass looters and people stealing as often as daily? I doubt it. These places shutting down are experiencing looting on a scale that is unprecedented. Everywhere has some shoplifting, I get that. Some people are only capable of theft.
Aside from theft, hitting financial goals can be very difficult if employees are, for lack of a better word, lazy. I'm currently a supervisor for Wal☆Mart, and I want to say a majority of the staff is just difficult to work with. Terrible productivity, not caring about doing their job right or in a timely fashion, calling in a lot or coming in late/going home early, it adds up. I've seen countless new hires come through and just have a terrible attitude and work ethic and I really want to say (at least at my location) 75% of them don't make it past 3 months. I'm not worried about my store closing bc we have a fairly decent team, but we have our issues too. Likewise with the other stores in our district. Wal☆Mart can be a tough place to work at, but if everyone would come in and be a professional and actually earn their pay (and the company is paying more than it ever has now), the internal issues wouldn't be huge hassles at they are currently at other locations. Plus the thieves. So much stolen product. Local laws need to get tougher on these scumbags whose actions affect the honest folk.
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Maybe the community should rise and address their inhabitants that cause these closures by shoplifting and fraud. That goes for internal theft also
The biggest expense is rent, insurance, and taxes - not shoplifting. Keep your eye on the big thieves, not the mice.
@@paulsawczyc5019 ...anyone can drive for Uber/ Lyft etc and make extra money not extra excuses.
@@DarkstarDarth who would want to be a Uber driver in that neighborhood. You probably get rob and your car stolen. 😂🤣😂🤣
@@scottlecompte2400 ...also Uber eats which doesn't require people in your car ...like I said always an excuse to blame something else.
@@paulsawczyc5019 nice that you support criminals
Under preforming = Shoplifted to no profit.
The police camera in the parking lot says everything.
genius, i go to a super walmart in a good area and they have cameras too.
@@davediamond7228 says you!
@@davediamond7228 Yeah No shit genius what does that tell you?
@@lovemcurvy3126 LOL, exactly the comment I was going to make. "Super" only means a better variety of shit to steal and more cars to burglarize.
I just checked and Cahokia Heights has almost twice the Median Average of Violent Crime than other Cities in the United States.
Change the name to "Wakanda Heights" and call it a day.
@@rnettles6241 South Central LA tried it by renaming itself to South LA. It didn't work. 😎
The left will totally ignore the truth ..it doesn't fit their agenda
Where the hell is Cahokia…..all y’all put this damn video on RUclips which is international, and only name the city?
@@1timeslime971 USA, Illinois - south and east of St. Louis MO.
A lot of theft by employees and customers is probably the real reason. The stores can only afford to suck up so much loss.
2 much theft .. Wal Mart is doing the right thing 🤨
No, I think the shoplifters are doing the right thing, as warped as that sounds... Maybe they will succeed in running Walmart out of business, and jobs can return back here to America.....
@@WHSmith-zk2ox 😂😂😂 get back to watching your reruns of the view 😂😂. Congress gutted our jobs with bad trade deals that Trump finally tried to address before the fascist media put a stop to it. Thanks for playing though.
@@WHSmith-zk2ox
It was Bill Clinton that signed approval for China to become a part of the World Trade Organization.
Even Jimmy Carter had enough sense to know that was a bad idea and refused to endorse them.
All jobs went to China.
@@WHSmith-zk2ox And whats that going to do? Just make them go to other stores and shoplift at those ones. It won't end until people get put in jail much longer and not let out the next day.
@@MAXIMUSMINIMALIST What, you think you are telling me something I do not already know.... Hell, I was aware of that when you were probably still shyting green in your diapers and sucking on your mama's teat.......
If customers will shoplift and vandalize places like Walmart, then why do so many think that now is the time to open mom and pop stores, as if mom and pop stores won’t be shoplifted from and vandalized from as well?
Maybe mom and pop can keep a shotgun under the counter.
100% truth...
With far less security
The wolf is at the door.
Mom and Pop stores have a higher employee-to-merchandise ratio (more eyes per aisle) and a greater willingness to confront and prosecute thieves than big box corporate stores. Been to a Home Depot lately? No security, very few employees, and more cages than an animal shelter. It's easier to shop for tools online. The downside to a Mom and Pop, of course, is that it's more susceptible to armed robbery.
The thief and shoplifter will be very upset ,I don't blame Walmart for doing the right thing
Do you remember in the 90's when people were fighting against Walmart coming to their towns and ruining mom and pop shops?
And what mom and pop shops would dare open a store in these crime-ridden towns now? 😳
Yes but the politicians greeted them with open arms. That's what walmart has done from the beginning undercut the competition they go out and when they have all the customers if the numbers don't add up they leave. But no one does their homework. Politicians love walmart cause they line their pockets also....
I don't blame Walmart.....
Too many lowlifes jumping on the bed.
Theft can shut a retailer down I've seen it in Florida several Winn Dixie stores in fact
Walmart's near bad neighborhoods are closing because of shoplifting .
Remember when people were bitching that Wal-Mart was going to kill all the Mom and Pop stores?
Exactly my thought too. How people narative change as long as it suits them. Same thing applies to Amazon. Down with the evil companies, they say.
Looks like all the business are leaving this town. Everything boarded up. This is what happens when you steal from your local Walmart and community.
Now what will the shop lifters do 😂😂😂😂
Now they're going to move and do it somewhere else all over again. Protect you community or lose it.
Its a certain 'community' that causes Walmart to close.
Are you afraid to say?
@@United-States-of-Africa Don't have to.
--It's like telling everyone a fact like, "I breathe air."
Oh yeah, the Beauty Supply Shop will get PLENTY of business.
Just none of them paying customers.
So, according to the media report, Walmart should just keep its doors open and lose money. (I wonder if KSDK News would follow its own narrative under similar circumstances.) If the community is this concerned about the store closure, then perhaps the community should address the rampant thefts and other crimes that led to this instead of blaming others.
When they loot, they don't have to stay open. Looks like a slum already so doubt there will be a trickle down effect.
How could this happen in a democratic run city? Fire the mayor.
Does the Mayor run Walmart? 🤣
You using the word "democratic " in your statement explains everything
Seems to be a pattern of Walmart leaving democrat run cities, maybe even states..
Good.
Vote Democrat they said. It’ll be better than before. Now we all see the consequences of such action. Hawaii will close a Walmart in downtown.
@@mattmurdock2868 Like the ones leaving Indiana and Florida?
"Under performing" LMAO!
Im really surprised its been open this long. I've been there often over the years when I need something when Im over at the airport. The store is sparsely stocked they never have many people there.
If it's sparsely stocked, it means the store keeps minimal items on the shelves to prevent more theft. 😂
Come on man, we all know what they mean when they say"under performing location".
I remember when these communities wanted to defund the police and they said they can police their own communities I would call this a failure
“That’s our lively head”
There's a correlation to wal mart closing and the recent reductions to food stamps, wal mart makes billions off the welfare state
That was a very academic thought from you... Maybe you want to take those contemplatives just a few steps further...
@@WHSmith-zk2ox the numbers dont lie
@@JackWorkz No they do not, but like I said, take those contemplation's just a wee bit further... You might land on a whole lot more than you are thinking of right now...
@WH Smith Sorry, i misread what you wrote on your 2nd comment.. i thought you were disagreeing with the numbers, my bad
Guess everybody needs to get away from the welfare state. Who knew conservatives were right decades ago when they opined about how dangerous the welfare state would be for humanity.
I don’t blame them….shoplifting is out of control!
Keep stealing, this outcome.
You get what you vote for! You should be rejoicing that your woke policy’s are working.
Voting is rigged!
I thought all the voting was rigged? Isn't that what you idiots say? So how is it Democrats fault for voting if their votes don't count and if it's only Republican idiots whose votes don't count then how do you explain all the Republicans who won?
🤔 To bad we can't get the sleepy Republicans to do anything for the American people!🐩
I live in the middle of nowhere and our local Walmart is closing too 🤷♀️
Educate your people to find work instead of shlp lifting.
What a bummer. Don't poop in your kitchen, means quit stealing from your local Walmart.
The closure will definitely affect home values in the surrounding community.
"Under performing" is code for "Over shoplifting ". The government has no intention of fixing the problem.
I'd bet the WalMartians are FREAKING OUT !!
Portland lost all their Walmarts too.
Walmart moved in these little towns and they closed a little stores in your Town's down now you got no word to shop and that's what's going to happen across the United States
They still have a dollar tree, mcdonalds, and aldis. I think theyll be aight
Yep, lol. Everything else they can order off Amazon.
oh no .. where will i buy my fake eyelashes??
You can probably thank inflation as one of the factors.
Too many criminals stealing
Goodbye Walmart
Yeah I think we all know:
1 exactly why this store closed
2 why they wont give the real reason
3 and why the "media" absolutely will not be honest about it either
Online shopping is killing the physical stores
Walmart has been closing stores for years!!! I witnessed several in the south 20 years ago. Walmarts excuse of the shoplifters is BS.
Walmart and Dollar General spent decades driving local retailers out of business, this is the result.
You cannot expect Walmart just stick around and just let people take their stuff out of the store in shop shopping carts full of goods
"FIND A WAY TO KEEP IT OPEN" says the lady that supports the "smash and grabs" because it gets back at the big corporations in her pathetic mind.
It’s sad but Walmart never seemed to care enough about handling theft issues and now they’re gone
They actually did. They locked up the cosmetic items that were the most stolen and everyone screamed racism. Same with medications, even the beef jerky because the homeless people would come in and basically clean out the entire rack and then walk out. and if you tried to stop them they'd sue for excessive force. There was no way to win.
Their hands are tied by govt do some research and take foot out of mouth
STOP STEALING
Underperforming =Wes’s gottten tired of ya alls stealing from us we’s now a gettin out!
Huh why is it closing, I dont understand.
For all the people here in the comments talking about shoplifting, nobody mentioned shoplifting in the video...
Check the crime statistics for this community
@@danieldaniels7571 And? They never said why they were leaving...
@@dominoep they didn’t need to
@@danieldaniels7571 Then how do you know? Do you like spreading rumors?
Welcome to Biden's America.
"many are worried about having to travel farther to shop... LIFT"
They just got through building 2 new neighborhood walmart in my area. I don't know what to tell you folks.
Is your area "red" or "blue"?
@@mattmurdock2868
@@mattmurdock2868 we are sooooo red that we bleed and breathe red.
Apparently Its a big mystery why it is closing........nobody will come out and say what everybody knows.
This doesn't really surprise me because it is an older store and it is in a crime-ridden area.
There doing so bad they
Can’t even pave the stores
Parking lot..
Urban Decay🙄
Like how walmart still can't say its because of theft. Lol
Where is Cahokia Heights?
Exactly! Talk about a half ass post.
Maybe the mom and pop shops will come back.
Been to this one. It's poorly kept up, and has extremely limited options. Walmart should by up the extra space to make it a Super Walmart.
What makes me lol is how many ppl probably complained when they heard a Walmart was moving to the area & putting the mom & pop shops that used to be there outa business 🤣🤣🤣. It’s called ADAPTING, & it’s a damn good thing humans are great at it.
I know people are talking about shoplifting and crime but also Amazon and dollar stores are chipping away at Walmart's sales big time.....The Walmart near me doesn't have hardly any crime but it's not doing well, the place is empty a lot meanwhile a lot of people go to the Kroger, Meijer or Dollar Stores next door instead
Happened in Victorville,ca 2010
It’s now a Amazon HUB
Wal Mart can afford to scuttle its store and collect on its insurance.
when you confuse capitalism as racism
Remember when the Walmarts started popping up everywhere and you were warned that they'd force all the smaller stores out of business? Now you're whining because there's no other stores. Brought it on yourselves.
Walmart is retro actively close all us stores if you want to buy shop online and get home delivered reduced employee cost eliminate theft reduce cost of spoiled inventory. Minimum purchase 35 Dollars if you wanted perishable dairy and meat 75 dollars minimum purchase. Choice of dry ice or pay deposit on returnable cold packs.
Hmm all these closures and yet our race track was covered with cement for???
Interesting gow they are saying the same rhing about ALL of the stores that rhey are closing. Sounds to me as if they need more divided money
there's one 12 miles away. i have to go 12 miles and i live in los angeles.
Yep and here in Los Angeles, 12 miles can be 40 minutes. On a good day even.
Oh you poor poor deprived person.... I remember having to travel 45 miles by boat just to get to work..... Storms, wind, rain or fricken shine....
At least you have some nice scenery to look at while stuck in traffic
@@WHSmith-zk2ox I really don't think that's what we were talking about at all to be honest.
@@mikeg3439 I sort of think it is....
Unless of course you are talking in today's snarky non sequitur gab that most of the delusional kids these days engage in an attempt to make them appear to be experienced, smart, or culturally superior or something or other like that which they are not....
If that is the case, forgive my faux pax.... And pardon me, but might you have some gray poupon?
I think that is among the reasons why I turned by back on L.A. 40 or 50 years ago... No sound thinking person has the slightest idea of what is being said or meant these days by people that live there...
Must be all that goody good good cultural diversity or something....
The thieves will just go to Telegraph Walmart. When will they get it to stand up to the Thieves???
This is the end result of high crime and rampant theft, and it sort of seems like this may be an area where mental health could be an issue as well considering the people they interviewed. No one is entitled to anything and a store leaving can't be blamed on the owners when the environment around it is the issue.
Stop stealing.
They did it to themselves.
That's what happens.!!!
Laughable. Residents begged for Slavemart cheap junk, abandoned local businesses, then whine when these thieves pack up and leave.
This is what happens when you take a crap in your own sandbox.
Well society has forced this.
so theres another one close by.....ok, thats fine....Ill go there instead...
These communities are an embarrassment to themselves. Now they're going to move and do it somewhere else all over again. Protect you community or lose it.
THANK YOU FOR STEALING AND SHOPLIFTING AT WALLMART!!!!!!!!!!
Even rats know when to jump ship.
Keep voting blue u got what u orderd
Now where will the shoplifting go .
Rampant theft has closed another store
Walmart sure Loves Hurting & Disappointing people , because of their personal problem - Greed !!!
If the stealing didn’t happen maybe they stay there
People got what they voted for people! They keep supporting criminal loving, law abiding citizen hating Dem politicians. That's what you got!
We know what time it is
the ending though. Find. A. Way. To. Keep. It. Open!
Closed. Walmart. Does. Not. Compute. ERROR! ERROR! ERROR!🤖🤖
Bye-bye shoplifters
Oh well
I hate to hear this.
Good job dems
Now hopefully this community will go back to being a community opening more mom and pop stores that Walmart replaced when they came
The shoplifters will go there instead.
You get what you pay for.
Live in a place with cheap rent or homes and this is the trade off.
Companies bottom line is $...
I live in expensive Northern California and nothing closing here..new stores popping up every year
Wow what a GIANT PENIS U MUST HAVE!!! OMGGGG TELL US MORE !!
@Robert Rocca 5
Stop pretending it's about anything but this: people in your community do not shoplift. That's all it is.
@@mikeg3439 we have shoplifters..just more people making $
You get what you pay for
@@eyepatch3769 Do you have organized mass looters and people stealing as often as daily? I doubt it. These places shutting down are experiencing looting on a scale that is unprecedented.
Everywhere has some shoplifting, I get that. Some people are only capable of theft.
Aside from theft, hitting financial goals can be very difficult if employees are, for lack of a better word, lazy.
I'm currently a supervisor for Wal☆Mart, and I want to say a majority of the staff is just difficult to work with. Terrible productivity, not caring about doing their job right or in a timely fashion, calling in a lot or coming in late/going home early, it adds up.
I've seen countless new hires come through and just have a terrible attitude and work ethic and I really want to say (at least at my location) 75% of them don't make it past 3 months.
I'm not worried about my store closing bc we have a fairly decent team, but we have our issues too. Likewise with the other stores in our district.
Wal☆Mart can be a tough place to work at, but if everyone would come in and be a professional and actually earn their pay (and the company is paying more than it ever has now), the internal issues wouldn't be huge hassles at they are currently at other locations.
Plus the thieves. So much stolen product. Local laws need to get tougher on these scumbags whose actions affect the honest folk.
🛒🏃💨