https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12

Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has consequences.

Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.

Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows there are
three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing. Closest, an Aldi
off of 85th street 0.2 miles away. Furthest is a Jewel 0.8 miles away. Maybe
everyone in the community is obese because they *choose* to eat at KFC and
McDonalds rather than shop for the healthy food that's available to them.

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12

Where did you find that? I'm not sure who that is.

Those stores opened after the looting in 2020, I think. Walmart made a
committment to social justice when they sited these stores, after George
Floyd. They invoked George Floyd for marketing reasons; it didn't work.

It's hard to run a department store in a neighborhood with declining
population. They closed a store in an affluent neighborhood 'cuz, duh,
they don't shop at Walmart.

>Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
>shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has consequences.

>Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
>they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.

>Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows there are
>three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing. Closest, an Aldi
>off of 85th street 0.2 miles away. Furthest is a Jewel 0.8 miles away. Maybe
>everyone in the community is obese because they *choose* to eat at KFC and
>McDonalds rather than shop for the healthy food that's available to them.

I think that Jewel closed. There are complaints about Aldi for reasons I
don't understand.

As always, it's worse than you think. A number of years ago, Whole Foods
opened in Englewood, a neighborhood long in decline. They got a city
subsidy. Two years ago, the store closed due to lack of shoppers.

A black-owned small chain store grocery store rented the same space and
tried to open a few weeks ago. Protestors thwarted their opening because
the chain doesn't have the prestige of Whole Foods.

On Apr 14, 2023 at 2:16:49 PM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12
>
> Where did you find that? I'm not sure who that is.
>
> Those stores opened after the looting in 2020, I think. Walmart made a
> committment to social justice when they sited these stores, after George
> Floyd. They invoked George Floyd for marketing reasons; it didn't work.
>
> It's hard to run a department store in a neighborhood with declining
> population. They closed a store in an affluent neighborhood 'cuz, duh,
> they don't shop at Walmart.
>
>> Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
>> shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has consequences.
>
>> Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
>> they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
>
>> Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows there
>> are
>> three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing. Closest, an Aldi
>> off of 85th street 0.2 miles away. Furthest is a Jewel 0.8 miles away. Maybe
>> everyone in the community is obese because they *choose* to eat at KFC and
>> McDonalds rather than shop for the healthy food that's available to them.
>
> I think that Jewel closed. There are complaints about Aldi for reasons I
> don't understand.
>
> As always, it's worse than you think. A number of years ago, Whole Foods
> opened in Englewood, a neighborhood long in decline. They got a city
> subsidy. Two years ago, the store closed due to lack of shoppers.
>
> A black-owned small chain store grocery store rented the same space and
> tried to open a few weeks ago. Protestors thwarted their opening because
> the chain doesn't have the prestige of Whole Foods.

<facepalm>

On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:16:49 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
<ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
>>https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12
>
>Where did you find that? I'm not sure who that is.
>
>Those stores opened after the looting in 2020, I think. Walmart made a
>committment to social justice when they sited these stores, after George
>Floyd. They invoked George Floyd for marketing reasons; it didn't work.
>
>It's hard to run a department store in a neighborhood with declining
>population. They closed a store in an affluent neighborhood 'cuz, duh,
>they don't shop at Walmart.
>
>>Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
>>shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has consequences.
>
>>Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
>>they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
>
>>Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows there are
>>three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing. Closest, an Aldi
>>off of 85th street 0.2 miles away. Furthest is a Jewel 0.8 miles away. Maybe
>>everyone in the community is obese because they *choose* to eat at KFC and
>>McDonalds rather than shop for the healthy food that's available to them.
>
>I think that Jewel closed. There are complaints about Aldi for reasons I
>don't understand.
>
>As always, it's worse than you think. A number of years ago, Whole Foods
>opened in Englewood, a neighborhood long in decline. They got a city
>subsidy. Two years ago, the store closed due to lack of shoppers.
>
>A black-owned small chain store grocery store rented the same space and
>tried to open a few weeks ago. Protestors thwarted their opening because
>the chain doesn't have the prestige of Whole Foods.

So it's better to have no store open in that space just because they
aren't seen as being as good as Whole Paycheck?

On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 4:46:47 PM UTC-5, shawn wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:16:49 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
> <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>
> >BTR1701 <atr...@mac.com> wrote:
> >
> >>https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12
> >
> >Where did you find that? I'm not sure who that is.
> >
> >Those stores opened after the looting in 2020, I think. Walmart made a
> >committment to social justice when they sited these stores, after George
> >Floyd. They invoked George Floyd for marketing reasons; it didn't work.
> >
> >It's hard to run a department store in a neighborhood with declining
> >population. They closed a store in an affluent neighborhood 'cuz, duh,
> >they don't shop at Walmart.
> >
> >>Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
> >>shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has consequences.
> >
> >>Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
> >>they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
> >
> >>Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows there are
> >>three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing. Closest, an Aldi
> >>off of 85th street 0.2 miles away. Furthest is a Jewel 0.8 miles away. Maybe
> >>everyone in the community is obese because they *choose* to eat at KFC and
> >>McDonalds rather than shop for the healthy food that's available to them.
> >
> >I think that Jewel closed. There are complaints about Aldi for reasons I
> >don't understand.
> >
> >As always, it's worse than you think. A number of years ago, Whole Foods
> >opened in Englewood, a neighborhood long in decline. They got a city
> >subsidy. Two years ago, the store closed due to lack of shoppers.
> >
> >A black-owned small chain store grocery store rented the same space and
> >tried to open a few weeks ago. Protestors thwarted their opening because
> >the chain doesn't have the prestige of Whole Foods.
> So it's better to have no store open in that space just because they
> aren't seen as being as good as Whole Paycheck?

I only buy apples and frozen pancakes at WF. I don't even bother to check Bezos meat prices.

Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12
>
> Where did you find that? I'm not sure who that is.
>
> Those stores opened after the looting in 2020, I think. Walmart made a
> committment to social justice when they sited these stores, after George
> Floyd. They invoked George Floyd for marketing reasons; it didn't work.
>
> It's hard to run a department store in a neighborhood with declining
> population. They closed a store in an affluent neighborhood 'cuz, duh,
> they don't shop at Walmart.
>
>> Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
>> shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has consequences.
>
>> Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
>> they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
>
>> Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows there are
>> three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing. Closest, an Aldi
>> off of 85th street 0.2 miles away. Furthest is a Jewel 0.8 miles away. Maybe
>> everyone in the community is obese because they *choose* to eat at KFC and
>> McDonalds rather than shop for the healthy food that's available to them.
>
> I think that Jewel closed. There are complaints about Aldi for reasons I
> don't understand.
>
> As always, it's worse than you think. A number of years ago, Whole Foods
> opened in Englewood, a neighborhood long in decline. They got a city
> subsidy. Two years ago, the store closed due to lack of shoppers.
>
> A black-owned small chain store grocery store rented the same space and
> tried to open a few weeks ago. Protestors thwarted their opening because
> the chain doesn't have the prestige of Whole Foods.
>

That reminds me. We went through at least six months of the various food
delivery places trying to get you to order from black owned restaurants. I
never did because they were all barbecue or mac & cheese places and it’s
pretty much nothing I can eat I haven’t seen any of that in a couple of
months now. I guess they gave up, but I wonder why.

--
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

In article <NNCdnUBzD41ON6T5nZ2dnZfqn_WdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

> Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
> they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
>
> Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows there are
> three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing.

CNN had a story this past week about the pervasiveness of Dollar General
Stores and how one that opened affected a longtime smaller independent
grocery. I know there are around 15 Dollar Generals in my county which
borders on the ridiculous, some are less than two miles apart from each
other.

They also interviewed Dollar General's flack who said their new stores
actually promoted economic development an area.

super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>>Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
>>they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.

>>Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows
>>there are three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing.

>CNN had a story this past week about the pervasiveness of Dollar General
>Stores and how one that opened affected a longtime smaller independent
>grocery.

Retail grocery is a tough business, but if the consumer decides to not
shop at the grocer for items only the grocer has, like produce, meat,
and dairy, and choose instead to buy only pre-packaged food, then the
market has spoken about the demand for grocery items.

"Food desert" isn't a problem for the government to solve, is it. If
there were a market, someone would serve it.

>I know there are around 15 Dollar Generals in my county which
>borders on the ridiculous, some are less than two miles apart from each
>other.

Is Dollar General a franchise?

I think part of the issue is filling up retail spaces with tenants that
might otherwise be small grocery stores, avoiding competition with chain
grocers.

>They also interviewed Dollar General's flack who said their new stores
>actually promoted economic development an area.

Like gambling, liquor stores, churches, and the military-industrial
complex

The economic development is promoted around where the CEO lives.

On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 17:07:36 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
<ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

>super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
>>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
>>>Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
>>>they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
>
>>>Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows
>>>there are three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing.
>
>>CNN had a story this past week about the pervasiveness of Dollar General
>>Stores and how one that opened affected a longtime smaller independent
>>grocery.
>
>Retail grocery is a tough business, but if the consumer decides to not
>shop at the grocer for items only the grocer has, like produce, meat,
>and dairy, and choose instead to buy only pre-packaged food, then the
>market has spoken about the demand for grocery items.
>
>"Food desert" isn't a problem for the government to solve, is it. If
>there were a market, someone would serve it.
>
>>I know there are around 15 Dollar Generals in my county which
>>borders on the ridiculous, some are less than two miles apart from each
>>other.
>
>Is Dollar General a franchise?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIqC5y1zm-4

This is an exaggeration of the reality but not by much as they often
follow the Starbucks mantra of they need to have a DG within sight of
another DG.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3k0SASC2T4

>I think part of the issue is filling up retail spaces with tenants that
>might otherwise be small grocery stores, avoiding competition with chain
>grocers.
>
>>They also interviewed Dollar General's flack who said their new stores
>>actually promoted economic development an area.
>
>Like gambling, liquor stores, churches, and the military-industrial
>complex
>
>The economic development is promoted around where the CEO lives.

On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:16:49 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
<ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

>A black-owned small chain store grocery store rented the same space and
>tried to open a few weeks ago. Protestors thwarted their opening because
>the chain doesn't have the prestige of Whole Foods.

Why do they consider that relevant? Either they serve their customers
or they don't. Meaning they either thrive or they don't.

Seems to me it would be a bit tougher opening in a location formerly
occupied by a big name chain in the same business. But if they want to
take on the location more power to them. As for the protesters, if
they have a beef at all it's with Whole Foods not the new guys.

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12

>Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
>shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has consequences.

>Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
>they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.

This article has a history of Walmart in Chicago. It left plenty of
information out but it's good enough to provide context for this
discussion.

I take back something I said: One of the Walmarts was rebuilt after
looting, so clearly, Walmart intended to stay in Chicago. The decision
to close was made despite having rebuilt the store.

Walmart fought hard to open the stores now exiting Chicago's South and
West sides
By Sunday, four Walmart locations are set to close, a shock to those who
remember the retailer clawing its way to do business in the city.
By Natalie Moore, Clare Lane
WBEZ 91.5 FM
April 14, 2023, 6:00am CT
https://www.wbez.org/stories/walmarts-store-closures-in-chicago-disappoint/4e4506b1-7013-4e17-815c-88cb053f3ef1

>. . .

In article <u1elkn$23p6c$2@dont-email.me>,
"Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

> super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
> >BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
> >>Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while
> >>demanding they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to
> >>take.
>
> >>Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows
> >>there are three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing.
>
> >CNN had a story this past week about the pervasiveness of Dollar General
> >Stores and how one that opened affected a longtime smaller independent
> >grocery.
>
> Retail grocery is a tough business, but if the consumer decides to not
> shop at the grocer for items only the grocer has, like produce, meat,
> and dairy, and choose instead to buy only pre-packaged food, then the
> market has spoken about the demand for grocery items.
>
> "Food desert" isn't a problem for the government to solve, is it. If
> there were a market, someone would serve it.

DG (in some select stores) has recently started carrying a limited
selection of fresh fruit and vegetables. The DG flack stressed though
they "weren't a grocery store, they're a convenience store."

> >I know there are around 15 Dollar Generals in my county which
> >borders on the ridiculous, some are less than two miles apart from each
> >other.
>
> Is Dollar General a franchise?

No I'm pretty sure they're all owned and operated by the mother ship in
Goodlettsville, TN (bedroom community north of Nashville).

> I think part of the issue is filling up retail spaces with tenants that
> might otherwise be small grocery stores, avoiding competition with chain
> grocers.

On 4/16/2023 3:37 PM, super70s wrote:
> In article <u1elkn$23p6c$2@dont-email.me>,
> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>
>> super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
>>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while
>>>> demanding they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to
>>>> take.
>>
>>>> Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows
>>>> there are three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing.
>>
>>> CNN had a story this past week about the pervasiveness of Dollar General
>>> Stores and how one that opened affected a longtime smaller independent
>>> grocery.
>>
>> Retail grocery is a tough business, but if the consumer decides to not
>> shop at the grocer for items only the grocer has, like produce, meat,
>> and dairy, and choose instead to buy only pre-packaged food, then the
>> market has spoken about the demand for grocery items.
>>
>> "Food desert" isn't a problem for the government to solve, is it. If
>> there were a market, someone would serve it.
>
> DG (in some select stores) has recently started carrying a limited
> selection of fresh fruit and vegetables. The DG flack stressed though
> they "weren't a grocery store, they're a convenience store."

We got one a few miles S of town, and I went in one day to explore it.
They're a convenience store but also like the old variety/five and dime
stores.

There's a Dollar tree No. of town, but they don't even have a frozen
food section. The town over on the ID/WA state line has both. There's 2
full size supermarkets there too.

>>> I know there are around 15 Dollar Generals in my county which
>>> borders on the ridiculous, some are less than two miles apart from each
>>> other.
>>
>> Is Dollar General a franchise?
>
> No I'm pretty sure they're all owned and operated by the mother ship in
> Goodlettsville, TN (bedroom community north of Nashville).
>
>> I think part of the issue is filling up retail spaces with tenants that
>> might otherwise be small grocery stores, avoiding competition with chain
>> grocers.

On 4/16/23 5:58 PM, suzeeq wrote:
> On 4/16/2023 3:37 PM, super70s wrote:
>> In article <u1elkn$23p6c$2@dont-email.me>,
>>   "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
>>>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while
>>>>> demanding they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to
>>>>> take.
>>>
>>>>> Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows
>>>>> there are three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing.
>>>
>>>> CNN had a story this past week about the pervasiveness of Dollar
>>>> General
>>>> Stores and how one that opened affected a longtime smaller independent
>>>> grocery.
>>>
>>> Retail grocery is a tough business, but if the consumer decides to not
>>> shop at the grocer for items only the grocer has, like produce, meat,
>>> and dairy, and choose instead to buy only pre-packaged food, then the
>>> market has spoken about the demand for grocery items.
>>>
>>> "Food desert" isn't a problem for the government to solve, is it. If
>>> there were a market, someone would serve it.
>>
>> DG (in some select stores) has recently started carrying a limited
>> selection of fresh fruit and vegetables. The DG flack stressed though
>> they "weren't a grocery store, they're a convenience store."
>
> We got one a few miles S of town, and I went in one day to explore it.

Did you wear one of those miners' helmets with a light on it?

> They're a convenience store but also like the old variety/five and dime
> stores.
>
> There's a Dollar tree No. of town, but they don't even have a frozen
> food section. The town over on the ID/WA state line has both. There's 2
> full size supermarkets there too.
>
>>>> I know there are around 15 Dollar Generals in my county which
>>>> borders on the ridiculous, some are less than two miles apart from each
>>>> other.
>>>
>>> Is Dollar General a franchise?
>>
>> No I'm pretty sure they're all owned and operated by the mother ship in
>> Goodlettsville, TN (bedroom community north of Nashville).
>>
>>> I think part of the issue is filling up retail spaces with tenants that
>>> might otherwise be small grocery stores, avoiding competition with chain
>>> grocers.
>

On Apr 14, 2023 at 6:24:46 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12
>>
>> Where did you find that? I'm not sure who that is.
>>
>> Those stores opened after the looting in 2020, I think. Walmart made a
>> committment to social justice when they sited these stores, after George
>> Floyd. They invoked George Floyd for marketing reasons; it didn't work.
>>
>> It's hard to run a department store in a neighborhood with declining
>> population. They closed a store in an affluent neighborhood 'cuz, duh,
>> they don't shop at Walmart.
>>
>>> Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
>>> shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has
>>> consequences.
>>
>>> Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
>>> they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
>>
>>> Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows there
>>> are
>>> three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing. Closest, an Aldi
>>> off of 85th street 0.2 miles away. Furthest is a Jewel 0.8 miles away. Maybe
>>> everyone in the community is obese because they *choose* to eat at KFC and
>>> McDonalds rather than shop for the healthy food that's available to them.
>>
>> I think that Jewel closed. There are complaints about Aldi for reasons I
>> don't understand.
>>
>> As always, it's worse than you think. A number of years ago, Whole Foods
>> opened in Englewood, a neighborhood long in decline. They got a city
>> subsidy. Two years ago, the store closed due to lack of shoppers.
>>
>> A black-owned small chain store grocery store rented the same space and
>> tried to open a few weeks ago. Protestors thwarted their opening because
>> the chain doesn't have the prestige of Whole Foods.
>>
>
> That reminds me. We went through at least six months of the various food
> delivery places trying to get you to order from black owned restaurants. I
> never did because they were all barbecue or mac & cheese places and it’s
> pretty much nothing I can eat I haven’t seen any of that in a couple of
> months now. I guess they gave up, but I wonder why.

It's a mystery why Walmart is closing stores in black neighborhoods...

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1650009636739727360/vid/464x848/_SWfo_zqKFrGMYrV.mp4?tag=16

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
> On Apr 14, 2023 at 6:24:46 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>> https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12
>>>
>>> Where did you find that? I'm not sure who that is.
>>>
>>> Those stores opened after the looting in 2020, I think. Walmart made a
>>> committment to social justice when they sited these stores, after George
>>> Floyd. They invoked George Floyd for marketing reasons; it didn't work.
>>>
>>> It's hard to run a department store in a neighborhood with declining
>>> population. They closed a store in an affluent neighborhood 'cuz, duh,
>>> they don't shop at Walmart.
>>>
>>>> Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
>>>> shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has
>>> consequences.
>>>
>>>> Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
>>>> they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
>>>
>>>> Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows there
>>> are
>>>> three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing. Closest, an Aldi
>>>> off of 85th street 0.2 miles away. Furthest is a Jewel 0.8 miles away. Maybe
>>>> everyone in the community is obese because they *choose* to eat at KFC and
>>>> McDonalds rather than shop for the healthy food that's available to them.
>>>
>>> I think that Jewel closed. There are complaints about Aldi for reasons I
>>> don't understand.
>>>
>>> As always, it's worse than you think. A number of years ago, Whole Foods
>>> opened in Englewood, a neighborhood long in decline. They got a city
>>> subsidy. Two years ago, the store closed due to lack of shoppers.
>>>
>>> A black-owned small chain store grocery store rented the same space and
>>> tried to open a few weeks ago. Protestors thwarted their opening because
>>> the chain doesn't have the prestige of Whole Foods.
>>>
>>
>> That reminds me. We went through at least six months of the various food
>> delivery places trying to get you to order from black owned restaurants. I
>> never did because they were all barbecue or mac & cheese places and it’s
>> pretty much nothing I can eat I haven’t seen any of that in a couple of
>> months now. I guess they gave up, but I wonder why.
>
> It's a mystery why Walmart is closing stores in black neighborhoods...
>
>
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1650009636739727360/vid/464x848/_SWfo_zqKFrGMYrV.mp4?tag=16
>

Pinhead!

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On Apr 23, 2023 at 8:02:11 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>> On Apr 14, 2023 at 6:24:46 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12
>>>>
>>>> Where did you find that? I'm not sure who that is.
>>>>
>>>> Those stores opened after the looting in 2020, I think. Walmart made a
>>>> committment to social justice when they sited these stores, after George
>>>> Floyd. They invoked George Floyd for marketing reasons; it didn't work.
>>>>
>>>> It's hard to run a department store in a neighborhood with declining
>>>> population. They closed a store in an affluent neighborhood 'cuz, duh,
>>>> they don't shop at Walmart.
>>>>
>>>>> Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
>>>>> shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has
>>>> consequences.
>>>>
>>>>> Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
>>>>> they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
>>>>
>>>>> Also, he claims this is "food desert"? A little Google-mapping shows there
>>>> are
>>>>> three grocery stores within a mile of where he's standing. Closest, an Aldi
>>>>> off of 85th street 0.2 miles away. Furthest is a Jewel 0.8 miles away. Maybe
>>>>> everyone in the community is obese because they *choose* to eat at KFC and
>>>>> McDonalds rather than shop for the healthy food that's available to them.
>>>>
>>>> I think that Jewel closed. There are complaints about Aldi for reasons I
>>>> don't understand.
>>>>
>>>> As always, it's worse than you think. A number of years ago, Whole Foods
>>>> opened in Englewood, a neighborhood long in decline. They got a city
>>>> subsidy. Two years ago, the store closed due to lack of shoppers.
>>>>
>>>> A black-owned small chain store grocery store rented the same space and
>>>> tried to open a few weeks ago. Protestors thwarted their opening because
>>>> the chain doesn't have the prestige of Whole Foods.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That reminds me. We went through at least six months of the various food
>>> delivery places trying to get you to order from black owned restaurants. I
>>> never did because they were all barbecue or mac & cheese places and it’s
>>> pretty much nothing I can eat I haven’t seen any of that in a couple of
>>> months now. I guess they gave up, but I wonder why.
>>
>> It's a mystery why Walmart is closing stores in black neighborhoods...
>>
>>
>
> https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1650009636739727360/vid/464x848/_SWfo_zqKFrGMYrV.mp4?tag=16
>>
>
> Pinhead!

She'll tear your soul apart... then eat your Oreos.

Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>>https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12

>>Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
>>shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has consequences.

>>Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while demanding
>>they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.

>This article has a history of Walmart in Chicago. It left plenty of
>information out but it's good enough to provide context for this
>discussion.

>I take back something I said: One of the Walmarts was rebuilt after
>looting, so clearly, Walmart intended to stay in Chicago. The decision
>to close was made despite having rebuilt the store.

>Walmart fought hard to open the stores now exiting Chicago's South and
>West sides
>By Sunday, four Walmart locations are set to close, a shock to those who
>remember the retailer clawing its way to do business in the city.
>By Natalie Moore, Clare Lane
>WBEZ 91.5 FM
>April 14, 2023, 6:00am CT
>https://www.wbez.org/stories/walmarts-store-closures-in-chicago-disappoint/4e4506b1-7013-4e17-815c-88cb053f3ef1

>>. . .

Oh! That's mean.

Chicago Mayor Warns That If Local Walmart Locations Close People Will
Have Fewer Places To Shoplift
Local
Apr 17, 2023
BabylonBee.com
https://babylonbee.com/news/new-chicago-mayor-warns-that-if-local-walmart-locations-close-people-will-have-fewer-places-to-shoplift

In article <u2ctvf$1p7op$1@dont-email.me>,
"Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
> >BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
> >>https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB
> >>4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12
>
> >>Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
> >>shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has
> >>consequences.
>
> >>Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while
> >>demanding
> >>they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
>
> >This article has a history of Walmart in Chicago. It left plenty of
> >information out but it's good enough to provide context for this
> >discussion.
>
> >I take back something I said: One of the Walmarts was rebuilt after
> >looting, so clearly, Walmart intended to stay in Chicago. The decision
> >to close was made despite having rebuilt the store.
>
> >Walmart fought hard to open the stores now exiting Chicago's South and
> >West sides
> >By Sunday, four Walmart locations are set to close, a shock to those who
> >remember the retailer clawing its way to do business in the city.
> >By Natalie Moore, Clare Lane
> >WBEZ 91.5 FM
> >April 14, 2023, 6:00am CT

> Oh! That's mean.
>
> Chicago Mayor Warns That If Local Walmart Locations Close People Will
> Have Fewer Places To Shoplift

And like most Bee stories, just barely off the truth.

On 4/27/23 2:44 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <u2ctvf$1p7op$1@dont-email.me>,
> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>
>> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1646558079377342496/pu/vid/480x270/B_VB
>>>> 4dZTtDeHi6_O.mp4?tag=12
>>
>>>> Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
>>>> shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has
>>>> consequences.
>>
>>>> Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while
>>>> demanding
>>>> they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
>>
>>> This article has a history of Walmart in Chicago. It left plenty of
>>> information out but it's good enough to provide context for this
>>> discussion.
>>
>>> I take back something I said: One of the Walmarts was rebuilt after
>>> looting, so clearly, Walmart intended to stay in Chicago. The decision
>>> to close was made despite having rebuilt the store.
>>
>>> Walmart fought hard to open the stores now exiting Chicago's South and
>>> West sides
>>> By Sunday, four Walmart locations are set to close, a shock to those who
>>> remember the retailer clawing its way to do business in the city.
>>> By Natalie Moore, Clare Lane
>>> WBEZ 91.5 FM
>>> April 14, 2023, 6:00am CT
>
>> Oh! That's mean.
>>
>> Chicago Mayor Warns That If Local Walmart Locations Close People Will
>> Have Fewer Places To Shoplift
>
> And like most Bee stories, just barely off the truth.

Yes, because they're not good at satire.

In article <3uN2M.554458$5S78.147231@fx48.iad>, gmsingh@email.com wrote:
> On 4/27/23 2:44 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>>>>> Same guy probably supports defunding the police and not prosecuting
>>>>> shoplifters and looters. Maybe looting for "social justice" has
>>>>> consequences.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, calling Walmart a "corporate ravager of our community" while
>>>>> demanding
>>>>> they remain open for their convenience is a bold stance to take.
>>>>
>>>> This article has a history of Walmart in Chicago. It left plenty of
>>>> information out but it's good enough to provide context for this
>>>> discussion.
>>>
>>>> I take back something I said: One of the Walmarts was rebuilt after
>>>> looting, so clearly, Walmart intended to stay in Chicago. The decision
>>>> to close was made despite having rebuilt the store.
>>
>>> Oh! That's mean.
>>>
>>> Chicago Mayor Warns That If Local Walmart Locations Close People Will
>>> Have Fewer Places To Shoplift
>>> https://babylonbee.com/news/new-chicago-mayor-warns-that-if-local-walmart-locations-close-people-will-have-fewer-places-to-shoplift
>>
>> And like most Bee stories, just barely off the truth.
>
>Yes, because they're not good at satire.

No, it's just you.

[Kerman's incorrect formatting fixed.]

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