“Owner of Family Dollar to Close 1,000 Stores”

“Inflation, store theft and merger indigestion are sapping results at the discount retailer”

https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/dollar-tree-books-more-than-2-billion-in-charges-plans-to-close-about-600-stores-in-first-half-47ae9b94

Articles is behind a paywall.

Store theft is the major one here. This article is behind a pay wall but most major cities are run horribly. It’s impossible to do business when the government is basically helping criminals. The laws enable them. Why type of laws do this? California $950 theft and shoplifting law for example.