WALKER, MI -- Meijer scaled back the hours of a newly opened Wisconsin store this week.
But the Michigan-based Midwest retailer isn't saying why the Wauwatosa store near Milwaukee city limits will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., and closed through the night.
A Wisconsin news station suggests an uptick in retail thefts may be the culprit, noting that Meijer representatives met with local police before making the decision.
Police have been called to the store frequently since it opened Aug. 4, reports WISN 12 News
Police have increased patrols in the area and said the calls have declined in recent months but continue. There have been 13 retail theft calls there in the past six weeks.
Joe Hirschmugl, a Meijer spokesman, would only say "the change is based on a variety of business factors."
He added the other three newly opened Wisconsin stores will remain open 24 hours a day, 364 days a year. The chain closes on Christmas.
Only a handful of retailer's 223 locations across six states aren't open 24 hours. Those stores, located in Detroit, Columbus and Chicagoland, are also open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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