America’s stores are winning the war on shoplifting
Sep 13, 2024 · They closed stores in major cities, hired extra security, locked up key merchandise and declared big losses in their financial statements. This year, retailers are telling a very different story —...
Stores say shoplifting is a national crisis. The numbers don’t ... - CNN
Jan 18, 2023 · Videos of brazen shoplifting incidents, like this one posted to social media in 2021, have turned retail theft into a national issue. Companies say these incidents have led to a spike in...
Retailers howled about theft last year. Why not now? : NPR
Mar 11, 2024 · Two retailers hurt by theft in the past — Ulta and Dick's Sporting Goods — will address investors on Thursday. What has changed? Retailers cite a few things: Federal and state lawmakers have...
Retail theft and shoplifting: Do fears about organized ... - NBC News
Nov 12, 2023 · To hear some retailers explain it, an outbreak of shoplifting, and especially “organized retail theft,” where merchandise is stolen en masse and resold online, is forcing them to close some ...
Holiday crackdown nets over 100 retail theft suspects in California ...
Dec 26, 2024 · A statewide crackdown on retail crimes resulted in the arrest of at least 117 people in connection with the theft of nearly $40,000 in merchandise, according to authorities.
Retail group pulls back on claim organized retail crime accounts …
Dec 7, 2023 · NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, has revised a report released in April that pulls back the claim that organized retail crime accounts for nearly half of overall industry shrink, which measures overall loss …
Shoplifting is on the rise even as reports of other types of ... - CBS News
Jul 26, 2024 · Shoplifting rose 24% in the first half of the year, while every other type of crime dropped, according to the study, which analyzed crime statistics in 23 cities. The data shows shoplifting is up...
Shoplifting and retail thefts lead to new law enforcement tactics - NPR
Nov 29, 2023 · Merchants say retail thefts have become more frequent and brazen. Law enforcement is now putting more money into things like store stakeouts and task forces that track organized retail crime...
Videos of 'flash mob' thefts are everywhere, but are the incidents ...
Oct 9, 2023 · People steal goods from stores in a number of ways, from simple shoplifting to organized retail crime, in which coordinated groups boost merchandise to resell on the black market.
Retail Group Retracts Startling Claim About ‘Organized’ Shoplifting
Dec 8, 2023 · A national lobbying group has retracted its startling estimate that “organized retail crime” was responsible for nearly half the $94.5 billion in store merchandise that disappeared in 2021, a...