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I have done some spot checking. These claims appear to be true.
Horrible how Portland is a disaster area.

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THE COLLAPSE OF PORTLAND, OR

1. Nike Community Factory Store (operated ~40 years since 1984): Closed permanently after 276 shoplifting reports in one year. Nike cited deteriorating public safety and sent a letter to the mayor. N++

2. Walmart (both Portland locations): Closed, with 580 employees laid off. N++

3. Target (three stores): Explicitly cited organized retail crime and shoplifting. N++

4. REI (Pearl District): Closed citing high break-ins/theft (highest
rate in two decades); spent over $800k on extra security in 2022,
including incidents like a vehicle rammed through doors.
N++
5. U.S. Bank (U.S. Bancorp Tower): Not renewing long-term lease.
Building sold in July 2025 for $45M (down from $372M in 2015, ~88% value drop). N++

6. Wells Fargo: Announced plans to exit Portland. N++

7. Starbucks: Closed at least 5rCo6 locations in September 2025 alone. N++

8. Nordstrom Rack (Downtown) and CVS Pharmacy (SW Broadway): Closed,
with shoplifting cited as a factor at CVS. N++
Malls and major centers:

9. Pioneer Place Mall: Down from ~100 stores to about 20 (called a rCLdead mallrCY).

10. Lloyd Center Mall: 90% vacant, confirmed for full demolition.

11. PacWest Center: Sold Oct 2025 for $55.7M (down from $170M in 2016,
~67% drop).

12. Montgomery Park: Sold Aug 2024 for $33M (down from $255M in 2019,
~87% drop). N++

Multiple retailers publicly or privately cited retail theft, organized
crime, break-ins, and safety concerns as key factors in closures.N++ Other businesses and smaller ones have also closed or raised alarms about
crime and lack of enforcement. N++

Context and caveats: Crime stats in Portland have fluctuatedrCosome
categories (e.g., certain thefts, homicides) dropped from peak
pandemic-era highs with task forces and added policing, but property
crime, retail theft, and perceptions of safety remain major issues for businesses and residents.

Many closures cite a combination of theft losses, staffing/safety risks, declining foot traffic, and economic factors.
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a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> writes:

I have done some spot checking. These claims appear to be true.
Horrible how Portland is a disaster area.

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Yup the closures don't normally hit as hard because it doesn't happen
all at once. Cities like San Francisco and Portland are models of
leftist utopia. They view such closures as individual success toward an ultimate goal of pure socialism. Capitalism is bad in their eyes so
those large corporations are their enemy. Otherwise, the government
wouldn't tell police to stand down DA's not pressing charges for mass
theft. These places are literal hellholes.

Who knows what the local government will devise next. Unless, of
course, they try the city-run grocery stores Chicago was proposing and ultimately abandoned. Portland would be just the place to try something
that's failed consistently in other area. We can all laugh from a
distance.

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