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[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 57 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

My guess before reading: union-busting

Will edit after reading to see if I was right

Edit: was wrong

[–] grue@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Companies have used "crime" as a scapegoat to cover for closing store for other reasons before...

[–] chrisbrummel@infosec.pub 36 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Keep in mind — this is KOMO News, who regularly pushes the “crime” narrative as a political policy, independent of whether it’s accurate or not.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

Sinclair owned Komo news to boot.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Much crime

Very scare

Wow

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Can't they just go to the one directly across the street? Or even the one diagonally across the intersection if they feel like walking a little further?

[–] Zier@fedia.io 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You forgot about the one inside the building 1/3 of a block back. And the kiosk in the hotel lobby near by. WHY are there never enough Starbucks around? WHY??? so thirsty...

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago

it's a franchise. When too many open in one spot it's because starbucks granted the licences. The actual shops are operated by the shop owners, paying to use the starbucks brand.

Starbucks itself doesn't care that many of its shops are in direct competition of "their own" shops. That's the franchisee's problem, not theirs. They get paid by all shops regardless.

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

I remember once I was at a Starbucks downtown and asked where the restroom was. I passed another Starbucks on the way to the restroom.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Is it because nObOdy WaNts tO wORk aNyMorE?