1. For years, @walgreens@twitter.com and other major retailers have been sounding the alarm about an alleged spike in shoplifting, describing it as an existential threat to their business.
The claims generated a MEDIA FRENZY
Now, Walgreens is quietly backtracking
https://popular.info/p/how-walgreens-manufactured-a-media
@juddlegum The SF Chronicle is such a good paper. Readers saw the data long ago and knew this story was contrived. https://www.sfgate.com/bay-area-politics/article/San-Francisco-Walgreens-closure-retail-theft-16533142.php
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