[ May 29, 2026 ]
Elections have consequences. Big box retailers forced out of Democrat-controlled Portland.
Walmart announced it is permanently closing all of its locations in Portland, Oregon.
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The announcements come just a few months after the Walmart CEO warned stores could close and prices could increase in light of sky-high retail crimes affecting stores across the country.
“Theft is an issue. It’s higher than what it has historically been,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in December on CNBC. He added that “prices will be higher and/or stores will close” if authorities don’t crack down on prosecuting shoplifting crimes.
Big Box Retailers Forced Out Of Democrat-Controlled Portland And More
By: Erica Carlin, Liberty One News, march 3, 2023:
Cities under Democrat rule are rapidly becoming lawless. Nowhere is this more evident than in Portland, Oregon, where Mayor Ted Wheeler has refused Nike’s request for help with theft in its Northeast store and Walmart has been forced to close its remaining stores in the city.
ADVERTISEMENTThe situation at Nike’s store is emblematic of the issues facing businesses in liberal-run cities. The store has been closed for months due to rampant retail theft and Nike asked Mayor Wheeler if the city could either pay to hire additional cops to patrol the area or pay off-duty cops to do so.
But Wheeler refused, citing the city’s “significant personnel constraint” as a result of the city’s “brush with defunding the police”—a ludicrous idea that Portland embraced in 2020, sending experienced officers running for the exits.
Instead, he asked Nike to re-open its store “on a limited basis” and suggested that the company may be part of the problem by refusing to allow its security guards to detain shoplifters. Of course, Nike won’t do that for fear of liability, and it’s no wonder Amazon hasn’t wiped out 100% of local businesses trying to deal with this nonsense.
It’s a similar story for Walmart. The retail giant recently confirmed that it is closing all remaining stores in Portland due to the rise of theft. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon warned in December that the company might have to close stores or raise prices if things didn’t improve.
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