To hear some retailers and politicians tell it, retail crime is out of control across the country. A study released last month, drawing on police data, found that shoplifting reports were 16% higher in the first half of 2023 compared with 2019. The report initially blamed organized retail crime for “nearly half” of all inventory losses in 2021. The spokesperson added that the NRF stands behind the “widely understood fact that organized retail crime is a serious problem. “There’s shoplifting.

Source: CNN December 07, 2023 15:25 UTC