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2020-06-06 Economy

Chicago Mayor Begs Walmart, Other Looted Retailers Not To Abandon City

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Posted by Clem 2020-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Retailers should use the same phrase she used on Trump:

"It begins with F and ends with you.”

Posted by Dr. Wheat Faartz007 2020-06-06 00:20|| 2020-06-06 00:20|| Front Page Top

#2 The nerve of that slob mayor. Surely these retailers will make sound business decisions, but here's hoping they do, indeed, abandon that particular area.

Posted by Clem 2020-06-06 00:23|| 2020-06-06 00:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Quoting Frank G - [snort]

Posted by Bobby 2020-06-06 00:25|| 2020-06-06 00:25|| Front Page Top

#4 "Baby, you know I didn't mean to give you that black eye. It's just that I get so mad because I love you so much."

Unfortunately the CEOs of many of these retailers are more interested in sucking up to the poz than in doing right by their employees and shareholders.

Let's not forget how some business orgs have recently renounced the whole concept of fiduciary duty to shareholders.

The Huns and Mongols must be kicking themselves for not having come up with this sweet scam.

Posted by charger 2020-06-06 00:55|| 2020-06-06 00:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Did the Mayor and the Governor and Michael Madigan get down on their knees to bow to the retailers like the Hollywood government made the National Guard soldiers do? No? Then it should be tough titties.

Posted by 3dc 2020-06-06 03:15|| 2020-06-06 03:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Urban retail shrinkage is one thing. Burning the store to the ground is yet another. The mayor may soon be getting a revealing education involving the road to Detroitification.

Actions, they do have consequences.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-06-06 04:55|| 2020-06-06 04:55|| Front Page Top

#7 You build them and lease them back to those who will fill them instead of sport stadiums. Along with a riot rider that kills any contract obligation on the other party.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-06-06 07:48|| 2020-06-06 07:48|| Front Page Top

#8 What the hell incentives do these blue city mayors and blue state governors provide for them to stay?

Violence, burning and looting of their stores? They have created a weird dystopian society redolent of that depicted in "Escape from L.A. and Escape from NY."

Posted by JohnQC 2020-06-06 08:20|| 2020-06-06 08:20|| Front Page Top

#9 If the businesses were smart they would leave.

However, they will pander and prove they are not smart.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-06-06 08:53|| 2020-06-06 08:53|| Front Page Top

#10 No more Walmart? Let them shop at Whole Foods!

Posted by Raj 2020-06-06 09:09|| 2020-06-06 09:09|| Front Page Top

#11 Barring some tax relief, the company's bottom line will dictate whether they will move or not.

How are insurance rates doing in these areas/ZIP codes?

Posted by Clem 2020-06-06 09:22|| 2020-06-06 09:22|| Front Page Top

#12 How are insurance rates doing in these areas/ZIP codes?

I'm sure that the Illinois and Minnesota insurance commissioners will declare any realistic risk assessment of urban areas in their states amounts to illegal "red-lining."

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-06-06 09:29|| 2020-06-06 09:29|| Front Page Top

#13 And let's not forget "price gouging".

Posted by Clem 2020-06-06 09:33|| 2020-06-06 09:33|| Front Page Top

#14 Racist!!!!!!

Posted by CrazyFool 2020-06-06 09:58|| 2020-06-06 09:58|| Front Page Top

#15 I heard the Minneapolis riot area now described as a “food desert “. New term that is a perfect description of what follows.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2020-06-06 12:05|| 2020-06-06 12:05|| Front Page Top

#16 Walmart CEO pledges $100 million to address systemic racism

Just think how much of a raise the company could give its underpaid employees with that kind of money.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-06-06 12:33|| 2020-06-06 12:33|| Front Page Top

#17 Running out of places to boycott.

Posted by Clem 2020-06-06 12:34|| 2020-06-06 12:34|| Front Page Top

#18

Posted by Clem 2020-06-06 12:40|| 2020-06-06 12:40|| Front Page Top

#19 Detroitification starts with riots. Of course, Democrat mayors don't help.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-06-06 12:45|| 2020-06-06 12:45|| Front Page Top

#20 Chicago Riots Wipe Out Most Grocery Sources For Minority Residents

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-06-06 15:20|| 2020-06-06 15:20|| Front Page Top

#21 The retailers response should be that ‘you abandoned us when you told the police to stand down’

Posted by Airandee 2020-06-06 17:12|| 2020-06-06 17:12|| Front Page Top

#22 The CEOs will bend the knee, because that's what they do.

What will be interesting to see is if they can get a sufficient number of competent people to man these outposts.

I suspect that the next form of racism to be condemned by Minitru will be the disinclination of white staff to make themselves available for future looting, beatings and killings.

After all, Tim Wise already wants your kids to suffer, so why would they cavil at demanding adults submit to the same?

And here's Karen from HR to explain how your career path will be determined by your willingness to put your head in a noose.

Don't worry though -- Karen and the CEO will be behind you all the way.

Way waaayyy behind you.

Posted by charger 2020-06-06 18:14|| 2020-06-06 18:14|| Front Page Top

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