"Please don't take this store away from our people"

In less than a month, the Edmondson Village community will lose its only supermarket, Giant.
The loss will have a direct impact on many of the people in the area whose only form of transportation is walking.
"There's a lot of people that come here that are not familiar with any other place. So, we're [going to] have to figure something else out," says Steve who lives in Edmondson Village.

[@50pinkies67]

Giant will only close stores that are unprofitable and have constant breakins from a bad neighborhood.

[@stevea6816]

and shrinkage (which is a polite way of saying shoplifting or theft)

[@eriks8382]

do you corporate bootlickers have anything better to do than insult residents of cities? There’s a million internal reasons why small companies and even large fail.

[@mickeydooley2230]

Your people took the store away from your people.

[@ldl239]

hmmmm... and no mention of shoplifting...

[@Shadow-7773]

lol lol, this is funny? The people robbed this store out of business. Only a crazy person would open any store in this area?

[@WithoutRemorse12]

The industry has soft profit margins. All these businesses overextended themselves. Just like Walmart they shut down the stores performing the lowest.

[@TfB12]

@@WithoutRemorse12 he will never understand anything you just said .. bro literally started his post with.. “lol lol,this is funny?” The redundancy alone in that should tell you the level of intelligence your working with

[@1972Ray]

They're opening a new less than 2 miles away.

[@WithoutRemorse12]

@@1972Ray Hundreds of projects are set up across the nation because of tax incentives. Sometimes companies will take those tax incentives and just move on to other pastures.

[@Shadow-7773]

@@TfB12 Lol lol' ha ha' tee hee' snicker, snicker, chuckle, chuckle, chortle. Or maybe snicker, snicker, snort, snort, cackle, cachinnate, crack up, or guffaw? What difference does it make? The point was made! The folks in this area, believe in stealing for what they want. This closing had nothing to do with performing. This is not the first time Giant food store has had problems at this site.

[@801D012]

Baltimore Development Corporation: Here's free money. Giant: No thanks.

[@hadguy1]

Food deserts don’t make themselves.

[@plowe6751]

It's funny because it's true. "Teens" are hard at work making food deserts.

[@Antonio-kx5rd]

There are a lot of people who are related to the people who are being disorderly. Those people who are related are not checking those who are acting up. Therefore everyone has to suffer because that behavior is being allowed to continue. Plain and simple.

[@luminescent__]

Right, what are children, Elderly, & Handicapped or medically ill relatives, who are also dirt poor & barely able to even get food to eat, medical help, or any real education really going to be able to do against GROUPS of physically violent, aggressive, psychotic men with guns & knives/machetes? This is what makes up most (like 95%) of these families in underprivileged areas where police deliberately do not help/respond to or protect the citizens in the area, (especially if those callering for help are not white). They have no money or any outside help so any of the vulnerable groups I named never get a chance to move/get away from the criminals, or even *safely* report them. This is everywhere, & the exact same can be said about the Italian, Irish, Albainian, Russian & Mexican Mafias/Cartels, & Street Gangs worldwide. Most times, the 'Relatives' of these dangerous criminals are the very first victims of the violence/killing/enslavement & Trafficking, so are pretty powerless to stop it, let alone try to escape with their life.

[@eriks8382]

I don’t think your own explanation is as plain and simple as you think it is.

[@bigmonmagoomba9634]

They’re gonna have to take the bus to a different part of town to steal food now.

[@lamarsmith8723]

Giant is rolling out, what makes folk think another market is setting up down the road, closer to the shenanigans???

[@1972Ray]

Giant is opening a new store, 2 miles away. That sort of rules out crime being a reason for the closure

[@user-kh7mm2he8b]

Bad neighborhood, stealing and not worth being there

[@lenaadams786]

Yea, that kinda happens. Karma. Funny how that works. Fyi, the businesses aren't responsible for feeding you. They can pack up and leave anytime.

[@eriks8382]

You think with all the corporate and agricultural subsidies that OUT government gives them they would be. No but I’m sorry but they are. In what manner is another question.

[@davidpawson9047]

"Please don't take this store away from our people." After months of asking that "our people" stop taking the store away.

[@trekker1961]

Why is it closings? Is it because of shoplifting, crime and/or drugs, or is just not profitable because of the income of the residents in the area. There was a Neighborhood Walmart built in a low income area of St. Petersburg Florida a couple of years ago. It shutdown because they were throwing away large amounts of fresh produce daily, shoplifting, loitering in the parking lot, the homeless would stand around the entrance asking for money, people would walk up to asking for money while loading groceries in your car. Other businesses were planned to occupy the other storefronts but that fell through when Walmart left. I’m Just wondering

[@eriks8382]

Incompetent management. No one seems to want to look at the obvious answer

[@richard7479]

Maybe stop the “teens” from stealing from these stores and they’ll stick around!

[@cococinnamon2236]

Yeah I guess they don’t care about the community

[@richard7479]

@@TfB12 it’s not racist to state facts princess

[@blimy01maynard30]

The spokesperson of the store didn't even mentioned anything about theft. You prove your own racism. This is corporate greed only.

[@TfB12]

@@richard7479 no where was it stated they had people stealing princess

[@TfB12]

@@richard7479 just admit it ur a keyboard warrior who is only tough online.. ppl irl dont like you so this is where u come for vaildation

[@larryballout4702]

That dont mean go steal everything else left inside the store.. cause its closing down

[@CEOkiller]

Maybe you should have stopped stealing from it….

[@robertherman1146]

Everytime a supermarket closes in a high-crime area, an angel gets his wings!

[@dpharr100]

Does theft have anything to do with the store closing?

[@anniepepperdorian2318]

Let us all pretend that we do not know WHY Giant had chose to close their store at this location.🙄

[@stevea6816]

or that we do not know the race of the perpetrators

[@Casual_Talk]

The ghetto at it's finest.

[@TfB12]

or just say what you really wanna say...u scared?

[@anniepepperdorian2318]

@@TfB12 I am quite certain that I already did.

[@TfB12]

@@anniepepperdorian2318 you did not.. you even used the word pretend.. why don’t you enlighten us as to why the store closed the location.. I’ll wait..

[@Woodshedphilosophy]

The locals can start their own grocery store and operate at a loss

[@UQRXD]

Stop destroying your own neighborhood. Get offspring in check.

[@UQRXD]

@@TfB12 Just what do you mean by that?

[@earlymorningtwilight9119]

Raise your children to be respectful and maybe you will get a grocery store.

[@barb7124]

Garbage neighborhood with theft, and an open drug market right in the parking lot.

[@1972Ray]

The new one is opening 2 miles away, so that doesn't make sense.

[@TfB12]

you would know woulnt u barb? lmfao you look like u and the drug market get a long just fine

[@1972Ray]

@@TfB12 The store that's closing is at 4624 Edmundson Avenue, the new one that's opening is at 4622 Wilkins Avenue. It's less than two miles away. And yea, I would know, otherwise I wouldn't have posted it.

[@TfB12]

@@1972Ray i didnt tagg u boss it was to the orignal poster.. dont know why u got it,.barb is the op who seems to know a lot so i wanted to know if she had any clue what she was saying esp. the drug market comment

[@shonuf5152]

Do you do business in the area, work in the vicinity, happen to pass thru occasionally, or are you repeating hearsay and seizing an opportunity to generalize and criticize? Undoubtedly, most people in that "garbage neighborhood" are law-abiding and cause no trouble. A few shady characters mess things up for the rest.

[@El_Roi75]

That store went down badly 😢

[@michaelhoran407]

Another problem with Baltimore. The port Is almost inoperative. And here you explain that they may not have groceries shopping and fresh produce.

[@1972Ray]

Not true. We don't get our groceries from the port.

[@derrickctv1820]

Its business over feelings. These nutbrains don’t realize that. Yall better catch the bus up to Shoppers lol

[@maxalberts2003]

And they can tap dance, too!

[@rodentcafeteria]

These retailers don't owe you anything. It's not as if "our people" don't know the very reason these stores keep closing. It's because of stealing, just say it.

[@shellysmith1037]

'Our people'..... lady its because of you, thats why its closing

[@jimc1466]

I’m sure any politician can fix the problems!!!! Sure

[@scottbakanumba1heathen313]

Pookie and Ray Ray ALREADY got the store.

[@Gfysimpletons]

0:00 lemme guess………🤔 0:23 I knew it…😋

[@thehebrewyisraeliteinstitu1868]

Crazy Entitlement. I’d be ashamed to publicly beg a business organization to stay open when they’ve been robbed blind.

[@fotsofranklin87]

Can't open a store where I'll be constantly robbed.

[@user-dr3dk1hd5o]

For all who are saying there was no mention of shoplifting they didn't this time, yet in the very first three videos when they said they're closing down they flat-out said theft,is the major problem. The exact same reason many of these stores are closing down, they're all in a particular neighborhood in every state in this country and they're all closing because of the same reason theft.

[@drganknstein]

Where we gonna steal grociers from now?

[@officialalonzo263]

Her hair looks nice!

[@boataxe4605]

Many poor people who are receiving public subsidies have $200 hair do’s.

[@blakethomas8897]

Hopefully they will build a carwash in it's place! I see a lot of cars that need washing! Fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞

[@michaelragusa5138]

Although it was not mentioned in the video, why is Giant closing? If it's due to high crime, then Giant has to close. Giant is a business, not a charity. It cannot keep losing money to shoplifters and other criminals. Inner city crime is caused by a breakdown of the family. It goes like this: 1) Mommy gets pregnant. She has children with half a dozen different men. 2) Daddy is dead, in prison, or takes off for parts unknown. 3) The child has inadequate education, inadequate nutrition, inadequate health care, and inadequate supervision. 4) The child gets into trouble. 5) The cycle starts all over again. 6) What chance does the kid have? Elvis Presley sang a song about this: "In the Ghetto" in 1968. Many academics study but do not solve the problems. They put their findings in a nice book with an attractive cover and submit it to the government. Nobody reads, uses, or understands the book. Bureaucrats got into the act in 1965 with their "Great Society" programs. Almost all of these programs ended in failure. What is the solution to inner city crime? My partial solution: 1) Give tax breaks to companies that create good jobs in these areas. 2) Stop Outsourcing! 3) Vote RED.

[@TfB12]

you could of saved all of us from your rambling bs and said what u wanted to.. dont be scared.

[@standdown4929]

@@TfB12 The Ceo of Walmart said they were closing because of the losses due to shoplifting theft, and other businesses have said the same thing. Stop making it about race, you are the only one in comments rambling bs.

[@TfB12]

@@standdown4929 you didn't watch the video..smh not once is Walmart brought up and not once is theft brought up but nice try ,also in this particular case i said nothing about race so u made that up to..never said the CEO didn't say any of those things either. its almost like u didn't even try actually..

[@TfB12]

@@standdown4929 had you watched the video that u think ur responding to.. u would of realized they said nothing about theft and they are also opening a store 3 miles down the street so that kind of rules out crime... u want me to keep going or u gonna actually watch the video and stay on topic

[@michaelragusa5138]

@@TfB12 None of what I said is rambling. It is all true.

[@personnesenki4521]

How bad must crime be in that area for Giant to turn down tax incentives and other breaks?

[@justsayingforafriend7010]

They have to close. They can't afford to get robbed 25 times a day!

[@bovpbo]

Nice Chrysler 300 Better hurry back!

[@chrislynch8914]

Need to improve customers.

[@chrislynch8914]

Don't take the stores away from our people, especially the ones who don't pay.

[@user-jn9gv9ve6e]

they are there to make money. not be a place where people steal them blind. our people can invest their own money and have their own store.

[@1972Ray]

I've heard that since the 60's. Lets make our own stores, if Koreans can open markets, we should open our own, and it doesn't happen. Black run banks, stores, whatever, people say that but never act on it.

[@sgt803]

Let the Blame Games begin. I'm sure it will be blamed on everything and everyone that has nothing to do with it.

[@orbsandshadows8899]

Probably because of theft. I hope this opens people’s eyes as to their own actions .

[@CRAPO2011]

Is Giant affiliated with Stop and Shop?

[@kristawelch3821]

Well, what do you expect? When people just help themselves without paying, this is the result. Communities need to take accountability.

[@justsayingforafriend7010]

Whole Foods is on the way. It will cost 12X more ...

[@sequoiaedwards4782]

Frightmore losing another store? What a surprise...

[@akenjah]

Many commenting that this place gets a very bad rap is most likely telling the truth. Baltimore is extremely high in crime. This grocery store probably dealt with thieves on a daily basis. They knew it was better to close a place down then lose lots of money. Sadly the innocent people are going to be the ones who suffer! 😔

[@bigfatdavebigfatdave7395]

Every time a grocery store closes up and moves out, we hear about ‘inner- city food -deserts’. This has been the mantra for thirty years or more. I wonder why the ‘community’ never seizes the opportunity to open their own grocery store? Certainly, with all the government subsidies for minority owned businesses, they could get funding to start a grocery store. But alas, they know what would happen and decide the risk is too great.

[@Youtubeguru05]

This is sad

[@davidpawson9047]

Just what does she mean by "our people"?

[@ralphide5874]

I travel 60 miles to get to a grocery or drug store

[@Mike-gc9ih]

Stop the homies from stealing from them 😅

[@johnpublic3341]

Instead of depending on other people, open your own grocery stores.

[@amannamesolo]

Everyone mentions “stealing”, I think it’s gentrification. Did y’all not see the apartment complex being built in the vid? Y’all didn’t watch the video.

[@relaxationstation7374]

You're skrong and totally independent, you got this! I'm sure that all of these multi-generational serially incarcerated thugs that you've spent the last 50 plus years vehemently claiming that you can raise better all by yourself without a man, played a really big part in the stores waning profitability!

[@fredstuart5359]

Tell black people open store like LeBron james😂

[@nonfatalfonso]

try hitch hiking

[@jeffpruden3234]

Bus ????? 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ctbt1832]

What in the world did you expect? Tell the people to stop stealing the products and pay for them and they would stay. Don’t blame the supermarket for leaving.

[@williamrowlands1789]

The only way you're going to stop retail theft in your grocery stores in these areas is to order your groceries online and go pick them up curbside. That's what I do. Only times I go into the store itself is to pick up milk in between my online orders.

[@DavidLS1]

Also, by eliminating impulse buys, you save money using curbside pickup. I only go inside stores for produce and meats.

[@williamrowlands1789]

@@DavidLS1 Good point. Forgot about that. Usually stick to my shopping list when I order groceries online. 👍

[@DavidLS1]

@@williamrowlands1789 Price comparisons are easier to do online, too. They give you prices per oz., etc.

[@weatheronthe8s895]

Picking up groceries curbside has nothing to do with stealing groceries. It isn't like if you go inside you are automatically stealing groceries.

[@DavidLS1]

@@weatheronthe8s895 But if you make everyone order online and then pick up their groceries curbside, you will eliminate theft. I know it's extreme, but at least the store will still be there.

[@fredgardner2870]

Slim shady

[@knightowl5729]

Time to buy a car

[@frankcates3322]

Have the people YOU elected allowed the store to be shoplifted out of business? Have the children YOU "raised" done the shoplifting?

[@Blank-zz2eq]

Stop people from stealing if you know they are stealing turn them in tell them to stop if your kids are stealing stop them youreelf

[@johnathanmartinez6187]

Tell your people to stop stealing…. Blame your community…

[@ctbt1832]

Stop bringing those junk grocery stores into the city and stop stealing from your grocery stores and they would stay. The council member need to work on that.

[@kennethmorgan7949]

Stop stealing from them, and they would stay

[@OU812Star69]

Can you blame them for moving out of the ghetto?

[@KimberlyM-W]

Not right!! 🤬

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Keep voting Democrat!

[@GaryBrowder-kw2iq]

The problem is ferals the EXACT same reason all grocery stores and drug stores close in crime ridden neighborhoods then they complain that they don’t have any choices quit raising thugs stop stealing and rampaging stores and businesses would stay

[@Shadow-7773]

I understand that you are old and forget things? But where did I say the video stated crime was the problem? I never said this! Nice try? here? Let me post it again just for you to understand! QUOTE>>>>>> lol lol, this is funny? The people robbed this store out of business. Only a crazy person would open any store in this area?

[@Shadow-7773]

WE can meet at the store in question! in the mean times please check out the pod casts from wbal radio. 1090 am, on the store closing and the reasons why, by the very people who visit and live around these stores. My self and others can not all be wrong about what is happening With Giant. I take it, you did listen to the at least three videos on the Giants problems with stealing?

[@geneawisea2708]

Please stop shoplifting from the store

[@internetzone1178]

For crime vote Joe Biden 2024.

[@fuffoon]

Its tough. You want socialism but no responsibility.

[@DRventura333]

So this is the RESULT that the usual suspects, who ARE their own people, cause when constantly stealing the items from the businesses. The community NEEDs to talk to their usual suspects strongly as No business is going to remain where their goods are constantly stolen by usual suspects.

[@Terremot0]

Thank you, Biden

[@theinsightfulvisionary0197]

Joe Biden doesn't have shyt to do with it!!! Blame the thieves!!!

[@FreeThePorgs]

You did this to yourself’s, you have stolen and shoplifted so much that it’s no longer profitable and a major drain. Stores don’t just pack up suddenly on stores that make money. It takes mass shoplifting like what you all have done.

[@JoeyAfrika]

Yall love capitalism tho

[@1972Ray]

Yea we do. It's made the US the most powerful nation, with the highest GDP, in less than 250 years.

[@JoeyAfrika]

@@1972Ray american capitalism would be absolutely nothing without rugged rugged imperialism and slavery

[@FA-Q20-1]

⁠@@JoeyAfrika slavery ended in December 6, 1865 The American economy became predominantly capitalist only by 1900. Try again sucker.

[@roninthedestroyer8958]

VOTE BLUE FOR A SAFER AMERICA DEMOCRATS CARE ABOUT YOUR SAFETY ISSUES

[@mikefagan6840]

😂😂 😂😂😂 They ALREADY do in that town. 😂😂😂😂

[@bigfatdavebigfatdave7395]

I love how the councilman casts aspersions on the store for deciding to move after he tries to ‘convince’ them to carry different items, take advantage of tax incentives(read-have the government as a partner)yet he fails to mention anything about accountability from the ‘community’ who have made the store so unprofitable that they say ‘no more’. They always act like it’s the business’s responsibility to feed the ‘community’ weather they pay for their food or not