NYC Target Store, 8 Other Locations, To Close Following Increasing Cases Of Theft And Violence

An NYC Target store and 8 other locations will close following the increasing cases of theft and violence.

NYC Target Store and Eight Others Will Close Following Increasing Theft and Violence Cases

An NYC Target store and eight other locations across the country will reportedly close following the increasing cases of theft and violence, which slowly harmed the safety of the employees working at the NYC Target store and other locations aside from hurting their sales.

According to a report published in Silive, the NYC Target store continued to suffer from various crimes, such as theft and shoplifting, for years, affecting their business and the working environment at the NYC Target store and other Target stores due to daily threats to their safety.

While the closing of the NYC Target store and other locations received criticism as it would affect the employees, the NYC Target store officials assured them there would be opportunities to transfer from the NYC Target store to other locations that would continue their operations.

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Preventive Measures Implemented to Reduce the Increasing Crimes at Target Following the Closing of NYC Target Store

With the closing of the NYC Target store and others, the retail corporation strengthened preventive measures, including more security personnel and effective tools to ensure public safety.

There will also be programs that will address the issues and have local authorities watch out within the area of Target stores to avoid the decision of closing the stores like what happened to the NYC Target store, the New York Post reported.

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