By the time the communist left destroys big cities like Portland, Oregon, those areas will be ghost towns. After Walmart closing four stores in Chicago because of constant thefts, REI is closing down their store in Downtown Portland after a recording breaking number of thefts and break-ins.. Too bad.
Adventure gear company REI plans to close its Portland store early next year after experiencing a record-breaking number of thefts and break-ins, according to a report.
REI said its store in Portland’s Pearl District “had its highest number of break-ins and thefts in two decades, despite actions to provide extra security” in an internal email obtained by the Seattle Times.
The company also said in the email that it had “outgrown” the location, which opened in 2004, and that the building needed “significant investment” to mitigate undisclosed issues.
REI spokesperson Megan Behrbaum told the local paper that the company spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in increased security measures for the Portland store last year, but still suffered numerous break-ins, including a shocking Black Friday incident in which a car plowed through the store’s glass doors.
The frightening episode was the store’s third break-in in just a week, the Seattle Times reported.
The company met with police following the November spectacle and has made more than $800,000 worth of security upgrades in 2022, Behrbaum said.