Coalition Against Organized Retail Crime

Coalition Members?

Abbott Laboratories, Ahold USA, Inc., American Council on Regulatory Compliance, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association, CVS/pharmacy, Duane Reade, Eastman Kodak Company, Food Lion, LLC, Food Marketing Institute, Giant Food LLC, GlaxoSmithKline, Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association, The Home Depot, International Formula Council, The King Rogers Group, The Kroger Co., Macy’s, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Association of Convenience Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, National Insurance Crime Bureau, National Retail Federation, Nestle, Personal Care Products Council, Publix Super Markets, Inc., Retail Industry Leaders Association, Rite Aid Corporation, Safeway Inc., Security Industry Association
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, Supervalu, Target Corporation, Tops Markets, LLC, Universal Surveillance Systems, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, Walgreen Co.

Economy Drives More Organized Retail Crime: NRF

Economy Drives More Organized Retail Crime: NRF
Jun 11, 2009 6:00 AM
The Super Market News

Nine out of ten retailers (92%) report that their companies were victims of organized retail crime during the past year, up 8% from 2008, according to the fifth annual Organized Retail Crime survey conducted by the National Retail Federation here.

An Ebay exec responding to the article says: "The National Retail Federation's recent report on organized retail crime is filled with best guesses vs. facts and hard numbers," he said. "It simply doesn't make sense to blame online marketplaces for a problem that has existed since well before the Internet was invented."

The article makes no mention of what they considered to be a retailer. If by "retailer" they mean every storefront shop, the statistic is obviously rediculous. If they mean national chain stores, the number is still misleading, as it would have us believe that 9 out of 10 of their stores have been hit by "organized retail crime" in the past year", a statistic which it provides no impirical data to back up.

It seems to me that a major campaign is underway to make Organized Retail Crime into a household word. Look for it in a news story soon.