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Hourly retail security workers are now wearing police-like body cameras at major stores. Retail giant TJX, the parent of TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, said it’s equipping some store ...
Shopkeeper's privilege is a law recognized in the United States under which a shopkeeper is allowed to detain a suspected shoplifter on store property for a reasonable period of time, so long as the shopkeeper has cause to believe that the person detained in fact committed, or attempted to commit, theft of store property.
Statewide, reported shoplifting of merchandise worth up to $950 soared 28% over the past five years, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. That’s the highest observed level ...
In early 2008 in Florida, a single shoplifting investigation turned up a massive organized enterprise. Operating for at least five years, criminals had stolen up to $100 million in medicine, health and beauty goods. [15] Texas FBI agents pulled over a rental truck, leading them to $2.7 million in stolen assets. The goods included $1 million in ...
Shoplifting is defined under California’s Proposition 47 as entering a commercial establishment with intent to steal property valued at less than $950 during business hours. The PPIC report said ...
TJX launched a sixth brand, A.J. Wright, in 1998 in the eastern U.S. [18] The brand went national in 2004 when it opened its first stores in California on the west coast. [19] The company's seventh brand division, HomeSense, formed in 2001, was a Canadian brand modeled after the existing US brand, HomeGoods. [ 20 ]
Commercial burglaries dropped by 9% in 2023 from last year but remain 6% above pre-pandemic levels, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California. Shoplifting rates remain ...
California voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday seeking harsher punishment for retail crimes including shoplifting and theft. Repeat offenders may now be charged with felonies under ...