Dossier
corporate abandonment
Coverage of corporate abandonment in the Nexus archive.
- Walgreens didn’t abandon Chicago’s South Side. We let crime drive them out
Walgreens closed a store on Chicago's South Side due to rampant theft, high security costs, and declining sales, not racial bias. The article criticizes public blame on the company rather than addressing crime and safety issues that made the location unsustainable. A similar closure occurred near the author's church, disrupting access to medication for elderly and vulnerable residents.