Rampant shoplifting leads to seventh Walgreens to close in SF since 2019
A recent trip to the store revealed aisle after aisle of empty or near-empty shelves. Beauty supplies appear to be a favored target. When a clerk was asked where all the goods had gone, he said, “Go ask the people in the alleys, they have it all.” No sooner had the clerk spoken than a man wearing a virus mask walked in, emptied two shelves of snacks into a bag, then headed back for the door. As he walked past the checkout line, a customer called out, “Sure you don’t want a drink with that?”