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Thought this was interesting, so I tried looking for more information. Didn't find anything other than people speculating. If you have a link or search terms I could use to find of an article of these or similar companies saying the closings were actually because of something else, I'd appreciate it.
Did you try 'walgreens theft'?
https://www.businessinsider.com/walgreens-shrink-rate-50-higher-retail-theft-2022-1
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/06/business/walgreens-shoplifting-retail
I did, yes. The second link has the relevant quote from the CFO - "We're probably -- you know, maybe we cried too much last year when we were hitting numbers that were 3.5% of sales".
Though looking at the context, it looks like he regrets the actions (specifically increased security hired) that came from that. There doesn't seem to be anything about the link to store closures.
The actual link came from an article Shepard Pie below you provided here (Is Shoplifting Really Surging?). Apparently nationwide, shoplifting is down - except in certain cities
I'm guessing the 7 remaining cities are where the stores were closed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/business/walgreens-shoplifting.html
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/06/business/walgreens-shoplifting-retail/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/business/organized-shoplifting-retail-crime-theft-retraction.html