Portland's communist experiment is producing the exact same results as every communist experiment that's gone before:
USSR leader Boris Yeltsin marveling at the wide variety of foods at a run-of-the-mill American grocery store in 1989:
Portland in 2023:
PROGRESS!
More from Fox 5:
The last two Walmart stores within Portland's city limits will close in late March, the company announced.
The locations, at 1123 North Hayden Meadows Drive and at 4200 Southeast 82nd Avenue at the Eastport Plaza, will both close on Friday, March 24. Walmart says they are closing the stores because they were not meeting financial expectations.
"The decision to close these stores was made after a careful review of their overall performance. We consider many factors, including current and projected financial performance, location, population, customer needs, and the proximity of other nearby stores when making these difficult decisions. After we decide to move forward, our focus is on our associates and their transition, which is the case here," a spokesperson with Walmart said.
People who live near the stores that are closing say the closure is going to have a big impact on them and low-income shoppers.
"Safeway is the go-to-store if I have to but that's three times the price I would spend here," Amanda Pahl said. "What are we going to do? You got to go further, then you have to spend gas money. Might as well pay for it at Safeway at this point."
