Revelations 13:16-18 “Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.”

Important Takeaways:

• San Francisco Safeway stores install security gates at self-checkout kiosks in a bid to thwart thieves as city crime rates soar forcing many retailers to shutter
• San Francisco Safeway stores have installed security gates at self-checkout kiosks in an attempt to stop thieves.
• Shoppers using the self-service lines at a number of Safeway stores in the Bay Area now need to scan their receipts on an automated plastic gate before they can leave the store.
• High levels of theft at Safeway stores and other retailers across San Francisco have prompted merchants to increase security measures.
• Stores across the county have fallen victim to a so-called ‘retail apocalypse’ sparked by a perfect storm of high inflation, surging crime rates and low footfall.
• But the closures have disproportionately affected San Francisco where crime has shot up by 15 percent – according to figures from the city’s police department.
• In the Union Square area, 203 retailers were open in 2019.
• Today, there are only 107 still operating, and another one just announced that it will also be closing…
• Century-old Goorin Bros. haberdashery has joined a host of stores shutting in San Francisco’s Union Square, amid widespread crime and plummeting footfall.
• The hat boutique has become the latest casualty of the so-called ‘retail apocalypse’ gripping downtown San Francisco.
• ‘It’s never an easy decision but it was time,’ a company representative wrote in a statement.

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