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Texas codified specific penalties for organized retail theft back in 2007 when the crime cost businesses an estimated $2.5 billion — but since then, the crime has only become more popular.
[1] [2] [3] Typically, store workers and employees in these cases quickly become overwhelmed by the large number of participants and cannot stop the theft. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The National Retail Federation does not classify these crimes as "flash mobs" but rather "multiple offender crimes" that utilize "flash mob tactics".
Shoplifting (also known as shop theft, shop fraud, retail theft, or retail fraud) is the theft of goods from a retail establishment during business hours. The terms shoplifting and shoplifter are not usually defined in law, and generally fall under larceny .
However, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said that same month that the effect of theft on retailers’ bottom lines was about the same as in previous years, with total retail shrinkage at $112 billion in 2022 (1.55% of sales), up from $93.9 billion (1.44% of sales) in 2021. External theft, including organized retail crime, represented 36% ...
To help track the severity of retail theft, Krol’s team has created an AI-powered analytics tool called RAVEN that uses machine learning to consolidate crime data across multiple jurisdictions.
Texas law enforcement issued a word of warning to Ford F-series truck owners after they broke up an organized crime ring targeting the popular vehicle model.. Three Texas men are facing charges ...
Retail giants have always had to deal with petty theft, but a growing trend of organized retail crime is now not just eating into company profits, it’s threatening the safety of workers.
Target is trying to thread the needle as it combats retail's long-running problem: store theft."I feel so much better today than I did a year ago," Target CEO Brian Cornell said in an interview ...