CHICAGO (CBS) — This just isn’t one thing you usually see on Chicago’s well-known Magnificent Mile. Two automobiles parked on the sidewalk in entrance of a high-end retailer in a tactic to cease crime.
CBS 2’s Jackie Kostek visited the Mag Mile the place she spoke with workers throughout the Coach retailer who say they’ve seen the automobiles parked outdoors of Burberry’s entrance the previous couple of nights.
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Burberry gained’t say why there have been automobiles in entrance of their shops, however we do know the shop has been hit by burglars at the very least 3 times since late November, and twice final week.
The story begins with a single picture — an image exhibits two automobiles parked on Burberry’s Michigan Avenue sidewalk in an obvious crime prevention tactic.
Who may blame the luxurious retailer as burglars hit Burberry twice in two days to begin the brand new 12 months. A rash of retail crime focusing on high-end shops on the Mag Mile and in suburban malls continues, together with this incident involving a number of thieves at a Louis Vuitton retailer.
As for in a single day parking on sidewalks, the top of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association says:
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“I think it does speak to the fact that they feel, right or wrong, they feel a bit on their own here and they need to take measures, any measures they can to protect themselves,” Rob Karr, President, and CEO of Illinois Retail Merchants Association.
While Burberry has not responded to our requests for remark, the Chicago Department of Transportation, the company liable for managing metropolis sidewalks, stated at present they weren’t conscious of the automobiles parked outdoors Burberry after hours and can be sending an inspector.
A spokesperson stated there’s not a CDOT allow that will permit for parking on the sidewalk like that. CPD wouldn’t affirm or deny whether or not they had been conscious, solely responding, “for safety reasons, we do not discuss patrol or deployment strategies.” CBS 2 reached out to the mayor and alderman’s places of work and didn’t hear again.
Karr of the retail service provider’s affiliation says he’ll proceed to have conversations with metropolis leaders about the way to higher defend companies. Because as he says, retail theft is devastating for everybody.
“Every time a piece of merchandise is stolen, there’s sales tax that is not collected on that merchandise. And retailers are the largest source of sales tax revenue for local governments and the second largest for the state. Those help fund the services that we all rely upon so we’re all victims,” Karr stated.
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