FRESNO - Nationally, armed robbery was the main motive for workplace homicides in 1995, with 40% of victims employed in retail stores. But the retail industry had the largest percentage drop in fatalities from 1994, which industry experts attribute to attempts to improve security.Southland Corp., which owns 7-Eleven stores, said its robbery rate fell 65% between 1976 and 1995 because of a massive remodeling program that involved installing brighter lights, closed-circuit televisions, lower shelv
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