A San Francisco market employee died Tuesday of injuries after he’d grabbed a bat to confront a thief last week who then knocked him down, struck him with the bat and fled. These seemingly minor crimes can have deadly consequences. The confrontation Thursday highlights the growing dangers California retail workers face amid a surge of thefts that are frustrating retailers and shoppers and driving political debate over the best way to deal with property and drug crimes. “If you make it too easy,” Ruiz said, “they will come every day.” She’s done it herself, despite her boss telling her not to. The staff are told to prioritize their safety, Ruiz said, but she understands the instinct to want to intervene. The employee, described as a quiet woman, took Friday off from work because she was “shaken up,” said store manager CeCe Ruiz. Her reward: The bandits nearly ran her over. View source version on businesswire.SANTA CLARA - Police discourage retail workers from confronting shoplifters, but a Grocery Outlet employee on Thursday decided to photograph the license plate of thieves fleeing with $590 worth of energy drinks. Grocery Outlet has more than 450 stores in California, Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Nevada, Maryland and New Jersey. Examples of forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, estimated savings passed to customers, employee development, and future ESG strategy and initiatives.īased in Emeryville, California, Grocery Outlet is a high-growth, extreme value retailer of quality, name-brand consumables and fresh products sold through a network of independently operated stores. This news release contains “forward-looking statements” that reflect our current views about future events and involve known risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. To learn more about Grocery Outlet’s Environmental, Social and Governance activities, the 2022 Report is available for download Forward-Looking Statements Improving Operational Efficiency: By improving operational efficiency, Grocery Outlet strives to reduce its environmental impacts on energy use, food waste and carbon emissions.Reducing Food Waste: Grocery Outlet’s opportunistic sourcing model enables it to reduce food waste in partnership with its suppliers and Independent Operators.Providing Opportunities for Employees: Grocery Outlet’s focus on its values and culture, as well as its equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives, help to create opportunities for its employees to grow and thrive.Providing Opportunities to Independent Operators: Grocery Outlet creates unique opportunities for Independent Operators to be local business owners and entrepreneurs.Giving Back: Grocery Outlet partners with its Independent Operators to give back to its communities by supporting local food banks, educational programs and other initiatives that uplift and empower those in need.Providing Affordable Quality Food: Grocery Outlet increases food access in its communities by providing customers with affordable quality food from trusted, name-brand suppliers.Saving Customers Money: Grocery Outlet’s discounts and bargains save customers money – an estimated 40% over conventional grocers on average – enabling them to save for life’s other expenses.The seven key impact areas highlighted in the Report are: The Company’s inaugural ESG Report demonstrates Grocery Outlet’s mission of Touching Lives for the Better, focusing on the positive impact the Company has on its communities, people and planet. We are proud of the work we have done and we are excited to highlight our ESG strategy through our first report,” said RJ Sheedy, President, CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Grocery Outlet. “At Grocery Outlet, our mission of Touching Lives for the Better has been core to the business from the start, and fulfilling this purpose has resulted in positive environmental and social impacts throughout our 77-year history. (NASDAQ: GO) (“Grocery Outlet” or the “Company”), a high-growth, extreme value retailer of quality, name-brand consumables and fresh products, today announced the publication of its first annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report covering fiscal year 2022. Touching Lives for the Better Through its Communities, People and Planet
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