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Large and small retailers had to reduce theirretail In recent years, due to the financial impacts of the cocovated pandemic. But that is not the only reason why the stores have finished. Last November, Walgreens permanently closed several of its locations in San Francisco because of "Organized retail crime"More recently, StarbucksClosed 16 of its stores In the United States, in July for apparent security problems, and other places have since been closed for the same reason. Now another emblematic channel quotes "security and security challenges" in reference to the news that it closes stores. Read more to find out which company loses locations.

Read this then:This popular retail chain closes stores, from October 29.

Retail crime increases in the United States

Crime has been an increasing concern for retailers in the past year. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), many large companieswere affected By organized retail crime (Orc), which is the "large -scale flight of retail goods with the intention of reselling the articles with financial gain". The latest report from the National Retail Security of the National Retail Security revealed that retailers experienced an average increase of 26.5% of Orc incidents in 2021 compared to the previous year.

"The organized retail crime isleading to more Balled and more violent attacks in retail stores across the country, "Steve Francis, the executive associate director of internal security surveys, told Buy Safe America Coalition. "Many criminal rings orchestrating these flights are also involved in other serious criminal activities such as trafficking in human beings, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, etc."

Now, an emblematic chain must close some of its stores for related concerns.

These locations close in the middle of "safety and safety challenges".

Fans of one of the most emblematic convenience store chains will soon lose locations. Wawa has just announced that she was planning to closeTwo of its stores In Center City Philadelphia due to "challenges and continuous security and security factors," said October 13. Streets.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"We are really sorry that we cannot be there for our friends and neighbors in these two places, but we continue to serve the community of our other stores nearby and our commitment to the large region remains strong," said a door -Spole from the company to WPVI. "Philadelphia is our hometown and it is something that will never change."

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An employee was recently injured in a Wawa in Philadelphia.

The authorities of Philadelphia said that a Wawa employee had been pulverized in pepper during aflight early in the morning On October 13, Fox 29 reported. According to police, a group of five entered the Wawa store around 1 a.m. and ended up flying $ 100 in goods. "I heard that they pulverized the employees who worked at Wawa," said the customerAlfie Coker De South Philadelphia told WPVI. "The city is just out of control for the moment."

There wasAlso another incident In a wawa in the Mayfair region in Philadelphia last month when a store was hit by a crowd of around 100 young adolescents. "It was around 50 to 100 people," said Philadelphia police captainJohn J. Ryan told CBS News. "The Wawa was completely dismissed by the children entering inside and destroying things, and fortunately, there was no injury to Wawa, staff or police."

Virginie Carrington, a regular Wawa customer of West Philadelphia, told WPVI that retail crime like this in the city was only "worsening" over time. "I don't even understand why they continue to do this. It makes no sense," said Carrington.

The two Wawa stores will close soon.

Wawa spokespersonLori Bruce ToldThe Philadelphia Inquirer that the two philadelphia blindsare set to close "In the coming weeks." An anonymous spokesperson for the company also told WPVI that all workers in the two places would be offered "continuous employment" in Wawa stores. There are currently 40 of the locations of the emblematic chain of convenience departures operating in Philadelphia, according toThe Philadelphia Inquirer. Three other Wawa stores in the city have closed since 2020.

The company said that the two rue de Market closings "do not necessarily have an impact or limit the potential of future stores" in the county, adding that they will continue to monitor the challenges of safety and security . "These closures do not in any way decrease our continuous commitment to serve the community of Philadelphia or our recognition of the effort and support that we continue to receive from the local police," WAWA spokesperson in WPVI. "We hope to reuse these two locations for the benefit of more philadelphia."

But during a hotel style forum on October 11 organized by the Philadelphia Real Estate Alliance, member of the Democratic Council of PhiladelphiaMike Driscol said that a senior unidentified Wawa official told him that the company was "seriously considering"According to the Philadelphia Business Journal." Line, this removes your results. But without that, then you have deep trouble. They therefore spend money, they lose money, "said Driscol.