Nike bails on reopening Portland store due to rampant theft

Nike confirmed Thursday it won’t try to reopen a long-closed location in Portland, Oregon, because the store has been plagued by repeated thefts. The store quietly closed in fall 2022 amid a rash of brazen shoplifting incidents where crooks would walk out with armfuls of merchandise, according to local NBC affiliate KGW-TV. The sports retail giant told Mayor Ted Wheeler in February that the closure was due to “deteriorating public safety conditions and rapid escalation in retail theft.” Nike asked Mr. Wheeler at the time if off-duty Portland police officers...