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related video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QGOHahiVM

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/13/investing/family-dollar-dollar-tree-closing-stores/index.html

Family Dollar, the struggling discount chain that caters to low-income customers predominantly in cities, said Wednesday it will close nearly 1,000 stores.
Years of mismanagement and poor conditions in stores have hurt Family Dollars brand. Family Dollar, which is owned by Dollar Tree, was recently fined more than $40 million for a rat infestation at a warehouse that forced hundreds of stores to temporarily close.
Decades-high inflation has hit shoppers hard, and a general consumer pullback has impacted Family Dollar customers and the chains profits, exacerbating its battle with discount competitors such as Dollar General, Walmart and others.
In addition, the reduction in benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has left struggling families with as much as $250 less per month. Discount stores and consumer goods companies say they have felt the impact of that loss.

Persistent inflation and reduced government benefits continue to pressure the lower-income consumers that comprise a sizable portion of Family Dollars customer base, CEO Rick Dreiling said Wednesday on a call with analysts.
Family Dollar will close 600 locations this year and 370 stores over the next several years as store leases expire. Family Dollar has around 8,000 US stores. Dollar Tree also said it will close 30 stores as leases expire.
The closures will improve the companys profitability. But they are likely to leave a void for Americans with already limited shopping choices. Family Dollar stores are often in areas with few supermarkets, big box stores and other retail options.
Shares of Dollar Tree sank more than 13% to their lowest level this year in early trading Wednesday.

Understaffed and hazardous stores

Discount retail has been one of the bright spots in the industry, dating back to the Great Recession, when the economic downturn and high unemployment meant Americans hunkered down, forcing retailers to slash prices to survive.
Years of bargain hunting has conditioned shoppers to look for discounts instead of paying full price, a mentality that remains to this day.
So, while thousands of department stores, speciality stores in malls and other retailers have closed, discount companies ranging from Walmart to Dollar General to TJ Maxx have grown. These companies have focused on appealing to the shrinking middle class and lower-wage shoppers searching for low prices. As many shoppers have been squeezed by the highest level of inflation in decades, discount chains have improved their position.
But Family Dollar has missed out.
Dollar Tree, which focuses more on middle-income shoppers in suburbs, bought Family Dollar in 2015 for $8.5 billion.
The combined company hoped that by joining forces, it could grow its customer base, reduce costs and fend off bigger retailers like Dollar General, which is mainly in rural areas.
But Dollar Tree has struggled to integrate Family Dollar and has closed hundreds of stores in recent years.
Family Dollar stores were in worse condition than Dollar Tree expected when it acquired the business, analysts say. Even though Family Dollar has renovated thousands of stores in recent years, many stores are still poorly maintained. Stores are often understaffed and boxes block aisles.

Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, Dollar General and other discount stores have had longstanding theft issues, operating stores with just a handful of employees who have at times been victims of violent robberies and other crimes.
Dollar Tree employees have complained about unsafe working conditions, and OSHA last year criticized the company for a continued disregard for human safety that suggests the company thinks profits matter more than people.
Family Dollar was hit with a record fine this year for violating product safety standards after selling items that were stocked in a rat-infested warehouse in West Memphis filled with live, dead and decaying rodents.
The $41.6 million fine was the largest-ever monetary criminal penalty in a food safety case, the Justice Department said.
Last year, Dollar Tree announced it would review its entire portfolio of Family Dollar stores to identify underperforming locations.

Dollar General booming
As Family Dollar struggled, rival Dollar General boomed.
Dollar General has opened about 1,000 stores a year, making it the fastest-growing retailer in the United States. The company has around 18,000 stores.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCsDUg1LZLo

kingdrake2 posted...

yes.

who are they?

wonder if airlines will get rid of all their Boeing planes

what a terrible company

the one where

Zwijn posted...

cherrypicking a single meme image

Nah she was thicc in lots of scenes just not every scene.

WingsOfGood posted...

Wasn't just one scene.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/8111aec2.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/da671213.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/907025a9.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/8fa9f759.jpg

WingsOfGood posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/8b2067e7.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0ffe03fb.jpg

But users pointed out maybe the new show she has a big butt in other scenes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9FFQNY29Bc

Solo_Wing posted...

Guess one of her employees? That's right

Who is this? Are we supposed to recognize them?

Trumble posted...

and emit gunma rays.

Bruce Gunner turns into the Gulk

She works at a big company like EA? Not some private indie company?

either way this is actually illegal but at a smaller company you could probably get away with it if you didn't announce it

these words are going to haunt her in court

https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices

Under the laws enforced by EEOC, it is illegal to discriminate against someone (applicant or employee) because of that person's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to retaliate against a person because he or she complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.

It is illegal for an employer to discriminate against a job applicant because of his or her race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. For example, an employer may not refuse to give employment applications to people of a certain race.
An employer may not base hiring decisions on stereotypes and assumptions about a person's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

thronedfire2 posted...

the onion must be fucking furious they didn't think of this first

this is real though

Humble_Novice posted...

succeeded in the Asian gaming sphere where fans are not too fond of (political correctness).

what is the "Asian" gaming sphere?
?

Lmao

You almost got me upset tc. Good one

So they don't work at Sweet Baby?
Why care

Are you saying because he gets views he can't feel tired?

Irony posted...

I forgot I even made this topic

Nice

Then eventually instead of microplastics in our bodies we would have microguns.

Because the smaller guns shoot tinier guns and it goes on forever until the quantum realm.

BigB0ss13 posted...

Could a whistle blower snitch on Boeing or whoever without revealing their identity? Just tell whoever is investigating all the info needed, they investigate, probably come up with strong evidence against them then whistle blower is still anonymous? Cause if there's evidence of someone or a company doing something wrong then there seems to be no need for a witness

no they have to testify in court or it cannot be considered witness testimony

this is literally the plot of every gangster movie ever

Cynrascal posted...

That hip sway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IeQ-NaqVCA

to hypnotize her opponents

hey baybee

RetuenOfDevsman posted...

and no later than 1976

Being 14 when the 90s began and 18, a legal adult in 1994 means you were infact not a 90s kid and missed most of the 90s stuff that 90s kids did

did you even pokemon cards?

no one will be on time anymore

make America late again

Ricemills posted...

She wears no underwear because Lucas convinced her that there's no underwear in space.

what a perv

cuttin_in_farm posted...

Like, I remember having a really fun time using Tifas abilities. Youre telling me she starts at barebones abilities again?

correct

I should mention though they changed some like Aerith has a different triangle ability in Rebirth

she looks uncomfortable

is Taylor Swift a billionaire yet?

I would probably say her as she actually shared the profits in her eras tour with everyone

then if she isn't one yet, she probably would have been if she kept all the profits

He compose this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jXTBAGv9ZQ

2 more just cause it is quite nice. whatever the case hope you guys are right and it was just one out of context scene of the new show and doesn't mean they nerfed her.

But early last week, Marvel and DeMayo suddenly parted ways. His company email was deactivated and cast and crew were informed he was no longer on the project. DeMayos Instagram account, once a source for X-Men updates, was deleted. No reason for the firing was given.

What is there really to say here about this guy? We have no idea why he was fired.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/8b2067e7.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0ffe03fb.jpg

DrizztLink posted...

From my point of view.

nice one ;)

Wasn't just one scene.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/8111aec2.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/da671213.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/907025a9.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/8fa9f759.jpg

creativerealms posted...

For all we know there might be shots in 97 where her behind is larger.

and if there are then ok

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:(

creativerealms posted...

Rogue in 97 looks like she did for 99.99 percent of the old show. That butt scene was one meme shot from one minute of one episode.

Here is a reel of how she looked in old 1997

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWGV9Uxr6-4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcTr3TqGaio

As such correct that in some actions scenes the butt appears flatter than in others. But note that if someone says most of the time it looks that way they aren't being honest.

She probably was too sexy for a kids cartoon depending on how you view that. Same for probably the Batman TAS ladies.
Anyways, I don't really care if they make her hot in the new version

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/62f244ff.jpg

r.i.p.

Didn't Spiderman TAS like not having actual punching in it because they felt kids shouldn't watch a guy punching others?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/206-comics-and-graphic-novels/79203976

Naysaspace posted...

Yeah because other airplane manufacturers are immune to this

what do you mean? I haven't heard Airbus having issues.

badjay posted...

Oliver pointed out that Kayak and some flight searches let you filter out Boeing planes.

nice that seems useful

seems they just want to pump out shit product and get money for it which is very bad when the product is a plane

aarrgus posted...

I'm continuously astounded by the excitement people have for this show...

It's like I watched a completely different (and massively boring) X-Men cartoon in the 1990's than everyone else...

I think people liked it because it tried to fit into the comic stories of the day instead of do its own thing. X-Men Evolution for example was a good show but it was more inspired by X-Men than trying to be the X-Men of the comics at the time.

CrimsonGear80 posted...

no. they didn't go back and scrub her butt out in the original cartoon. this new show is it's own thing, continuation of the old show or not.

was asking prestoff you made your opinion clear

Prestoff posted...

Yeah it was just a lot of dishonesty going on, and because it was a funny meme.

perhaps it could be. what if it turns out to be the opposite and later in interviews they say they felt Rogue butt was too big for modern kid audiences on Disney plus? would you consider that censoring?

gmanthebest posted...

Funny how this got ignored

not really, that user who it got quoted to didn't want to argue honestly so of course they ignore it

CrimsonGear80 posted...

it is not being altered from it's original state, like Yu-gi-oh was. it's airing as intended, it doesn't matter what it's a continuation of.

censor can also refer to them looking at the 1997 show and saying "we have to CHANGE this for the continuation because that is no longer suitable for kids"
this is different than changing a color for no real reason

again not saying it is a bad thing, maybe it is a good thing, it is pointless to say this isn't censorship. I get that people hate those weird youtubers who fuss over it but you can't rewrite words just because of them. not all censorship is bad and shying away from calling it what it is means you act like all censorship is bad

CrimsonGear80 posted...

all wrong.

all wrong?
So this is not a continuation of the old 97 cartoon? Rogue is not literally the same exact character from the old 97 cartoon? The plot has nothing to do with the old 97 cartoon?

CrimsonGear80 posted...

no that was

but nothing in x-men '97 is altered like that. the show is airing as intended.

It is a continuation of the old 97 cartoon so Rogue had a butt and now she doesn't is the same thing.
This is isn't supposed to be treated like a new series as it even starts where the old one left off and these are the same characters in the same costumes with the same development from the previous.
I get the argument why removing the butt is good to make it watchable for kids, but you don't then argue that isn't censoring. I was mostly joking

CrimsonGear80 posted...

it actually isn't...

so 4kids removing guns out of yugioh and changing death to the shadow realm is not censoring?

AgentCoulson posted...

That's not what the prophecy meant by balance. Balance was achieved by wiping out all of the Sith. Their use of the unnatural dark side is what throws the Force out of balance.

I think Yoda and the council would still allow Anakin to be trained but perhaps not by Obi Wan. If they knew Anakin was going to wipe out the majority of the Jedi Order, I think Yoda or Mace would take it upon themselves to train him.

but he came back so....