$30 billion is a staggering number. It's close to what consumers spent on electronics during the holiday season and about what the U.S. government lent, the second time, to AIG. This is also the estimated amount retailers lose to organized retail crime every year.
When NRF surveyed loss prevention executives about the impact organized theft has on their companies, a large majority agreed the problem has been growing, both in the number of incidents as well as in the severity. Organized retail crime leads to increased prices, threatens the safety of retail employees and the health of customers, and, of course, cuts into the sales of businesses whose margins are already razor-thin.
The Definition Of Organized Retail Crime
As a definition, organized retail crime refers to groups of people engaged in illegally obtaining merchandise in substantial quantities through both theft and fraud for the purpose of reselling. These crime rings generally consist of "boosters," who methodically steal merchandise from retail stores, and fence operators, who convert the product to cash or drugs.
In addition to being sold in flea markets or unauthorized local shops, some products stolen by these groups end up for sale on online auction sites, which is called e-fencing. The problem is so widespread that nearly 70% of retailers say they have identified stolen merchandise or gift cards at both physical fence locations and online auction sites.
Organized crime rings operate as well-oiled machines that travel all over the country, sometimes hitting as many as four states in one day. What they steal and resell, how they sell it, and how much they stand to profit from the sale of these stolen items are all methodically determined before the operation begins. While technology, law enforcement, and store security all play an intricate role in uncovering crime rings, these criminals are smart and sophisticated.
Even in these dire times, many large retailers are spending upwards of $1 million a year per store to combat organized retail crime. Companies have hired and trained teams of experts to focus specifically on organized theft and are working diligently to create partnerships with local and federal law enforcement to create a case against many of these groups.
Merchandise That Poses Rewards Poses Risk
In addition to boosting popular apparel and accessories, electronics, and even home goods, many criminals focus on consumable food and personal care items, which can pose health risks for consumers. Popular targets of organized retail crime rings include Crest Whitestrips, Rogaine, Similac baby formula, razor blades, and pregnancy tests. Having not been stored or managed properly, these items can pose serious health risks for innocent shoppers looking for a good bargain. And, because most of these items are sold "new in box," well-meaning consumers are unaware that what they purchased may be spoiled or expired — and stolen.
From Kansas City to California, retailers are beginning to make headway against organized retail crime groups. One of the most prominent busts involves a couple in Polk County, FL, who is accused of stealing approximately $100 million worth of health and personal care items such as baby formula, over-the-counter medicines, and cosmetics. The case began with an alert loss prevention manager at Publix Supermarkets and ended with the arrest of 18 people after a seven-month investigation. Polk County law enforcement was also responsible for a bust in March, which resulted in the arrest of 13 individuals who stole approximately $18 million worth of baby formula over a seven-year period.
While some leaders in organized crime seek to line their own pockets, others have more sinister motives. Many crime rings support larger criminal organizations involved in considerable criminal activity, including terrorism and drug cartels. Last year, the FBI and other law enforcement officials announced indictments against one of the Gambino crime family's highest-ranking members and 22 other members with crimes ranging from extortion to ticket switching at retail establishments. One suspect obtained employment at the retailer to defraud the company by creating and using false bar code labels and fraudulently issuing credit cards.
In addition to putting employees and shoppers at risk and affecting retailers' bottom lines, organized retail crime has another victim: government. When retail merchandise is stolen rather than sold, sales tax is not collected. State and local governments consequently lose millions of dollars in sales tax revenue each year, with estimates of nationwide losses ranging into the billions. With local and state services facing dramatically tightened and even decreased budgets, the sales tax losses attributed to organized retail crime are hurtful to communities, starving cities and towns of funds necessary for schools, public safety, and infrastructure. Ironically, this also directly reduces the budgets of the law enforcement agencies retailers count on to investigate ORC and other crime.
The NRF Supports New ORC Legislation
Given the magnitude of ORC, retailers have turned to Capitol Hill to get the help they need to fight these professional criminals.
In February, major legislation was introduced in Congress to help law enforcement fight organized retail crime. Introduction of the three bills — the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009, the Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009, and the E-fencing Enforcement Act of 2009 — shows that Congress is ready to stop treating these perpetrators like petty shoplifters and recognize them for the professional criminals they really are.
While the bills offer different approaches to combating this crime, taken together they would offer a legal definition of organized retail crime and make it a federal crime for the first time, making it easier for federal law enforcement agencies such as the FBI to step in. The legislation would toughen federal sentencing guidelines for criminals convicted of organized retail crime, require operators of online auction sites to cooperate with retailers and law enforcement officials in their investigations, and hold auction sites responsible for the sale of stolen merchandise that could have been prevented.
Federal law with teeth would fight the problem of organized retail crime, protect innocent consumers, and cut criminals off from their unlimited and anonymous access to unsuspecting buyers. If this legislation is enacted, it would give law enforcement greater authority to pursue criminals, make it more difficult to resell stolen goods on the Internet, and prevent criminals from reaping a huge profit from their crimes to fund other criminal enterprises.
Industry Initiatives Proven Effective
While federal laws on organized retail crime would be a major step forward, retailers haven't been sitting still while they wait for Congress to act. In April of 2007, NRF and the FBI launched the Law Enforcement Retail Partnership Network (LERPnet), which is designed to bring local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies together with retailers through its unique information-sharing and crime-tracking capability. Currently, 54 retail companies enter incidents into LERPnet, which helps retailers and law enforcement identify, combat, and prevent organized retail crime.
Additionally, NRF has been working with states to address the issue. NRF developed a package of model legislation on organized retail crime in 2007, and legislatures in at least a dozen states have passed their own laws, with more on the way. State retail associations continue to partner with NRF in their fight against organized retail crime as well.
After NRF releases its annual Organized Retail Crime survey in May, thousands of retailers, service providers, and law enforcement agencies from around the country will gather June 15-17 at NRF's annual Loss Prevention Conference and EXPO in Los Angeles to hear from retailers, as well as federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security, on the latest updates in organized retail crime.
In the face of the hardest economic climate on record, it's safe to say all retailers would welcome the opportunity to get their hands on the $30 billion they lose every year to retail crime. Hopefully, with the support of our federal government, they now stand a chance.
Organized Retail Crime: Scope, Solutions
Monday, November 2, 2009
‘Retail Shrink’ Could Lose Retailers $115B in 2009 - Retailer Daily
Now mounting to over $100 billion* worldwide, retail shrink from theft, crime, and waste is having a damaging impact on retailers’ profit margins, with over half the losses attributable to point of sale (POS) shrink—loss incurred through cashier error, theft, and fraudulent transactions.
A new report from Datamonitor, “Using Business Intelligence and CCTV to Reduce Shrink in Retail (Strategic Focus),” predicts that global retail shrinkage will climb to almost $115 billion by the end of 2009.
With global retail sales growth expected to be small or even negative, technology such as data mining used in conjunction with CCTV is one of the key solutions being tipped to combat shrink and improve the bottom line; moreover, they have a use beyond loss prevention—marketing and merchandising—according to the report.
“Retailers need to be efficient in dealing with shrink. Loss prevention will be a high priority in the coming years because of the hard business climate, so there will be growing pressure on retailers to invest,” said Christine Bardwell, retail technology analyst at Datamonitor and the report’s author.
“Using technology to uncover internal fraud quickly will enable them to discipline or retrain the staff responsible without further damage to the bottom line.”
Below, a summary of the report, as provided by Datamonitor.
Process Error, ‘Sweethearting’ Biggest Causes of Loss
The three biggest causes of loss at POS are cash theft, fraud, and process error.
“Sweethearting,” a form of theft involving collusion between an employee and customer, (usually a friend or family member), falls under all three categories, because it can involve cash theft and fraud and is very difficult to distinguish from process error.
Retailers agree that process error and sweethearting, combined, form the biggest part of loss incurred at the POS.
‘Retail Shrink’ Could Lose Retailers $115B in 2009 - Retailer Daily
A new report from Datamonitor, “Using Business Intelligence and CCTV to Reduce Shrink in Retail (Strategic Focus),” predicts that global retail shrinkage will climb to almost $115 billion by the end of 2009.
With global retail sales growth expected to be small or even negative, technology such as data mining used in conjunction with CCTV is one of the key solutions being tipped to combat shrink and improve the bottom line; moreover, they have a use beyond loss prevention—marketing and merchandising—according to the report.
“Retailers need to be efficient in dealing with shrink. Loss prevention will be a high priority in the coming years because of the hard business climate, so there will be growing pressure on retailers to invest,” said Christine Bardwell, retail technology analyst at Datamonitor and the report’s author.
“Using technology to uncover internal fraud quickly will enable them to discipline or retrain the staff responsible without further damage to the bottom line.”
Below, a summary of the report, as provided by Datamonitor.
Process Error, ‘Sweethearting’ Biggest Causes of Loss
The three biggest causes of loss at POS are cash theft, fraud, and process error.
“Sweethearting,” a form of theft involving collusion between an employee and customer, (usually a friend or family member), falls under all three categories, because it can involve cash theft and fraud and is very difficult to distinguish from process error.
Retailers agree that process error and sweethearting, combined, form the biggest part of loss incurred at the POS.
‘Retail Shrink’ Could Lose Retailers $115B in 2009 - Retailer Daily
Friends of Ours: Organized Retail Crime
Increase In Shoplifting Rings
Organized retail theft continues as a rising trend, and Megan Boehnke from The Arizona Republic reports on the problem in the Grand Canyon State:
In Arizona and across the nation, police have noticed a sharp rise in organized retail theft. Merchant associations say shoplifting rings account for the majority of the billions of dollars in losses posted by retailers. "It's been a huge problem for a number of years, but it's a lot more organized now," said Michelle Ahlmer, president of the Arizona Retailers Association, who started hearing about the shoplifting rings about a decade ago. * * * Consumers ultimately pay, as product prices rise to cover the retailers' expenses for stolen merchandise as well as the security measures needed, said Ahlmer. Making matters worse for the public is the loss of sales-tax dollars that help pay government services.
Friends of Ours: Organized Retail Crime
Organized retail theft continues as a rising trend, and Megan Boehnke from The Arizona Republic reports on the problem in the Grand Canyon State:
In Arizona and across the nation, police have noticed a sharp rise in organized retail theft. Merchant associations say shoplifting rings account for the majority of the billions of dollars in losses posted by retailers. "It's been a huge problem for a number of years, but it's a lot more organized now," said Michelle Ahlmer, president of the Arizona Retailers Association, who started hearing about the shoplifting rings about a decade ago. * * * Consumers ultimately pay, as product prices rise to cover the retailers' expenses for stolen merchandise as well as the security measures needed, said Ahlmer. Making matters worse for the public is the loss of sales-tax dollars that help pay government services.
Friends of Ours: Organized Retail Crime
Security Industry News: Retailers and FBI Join to Fight Organized Retail Crime
Retailers and FBI Join to Fight Organized Retail Crime
As found on the web: http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=264NRF: Kathy Grannis, (202) 783-7971 or grannisk@nrf.com RILA: Hannah Abney, (703) 600-2021 or hannah.abney@retail-leaders.org FBI: National Press Office, (202) 324-3691 or npo@ic.fbi.gov Retailers and FBI Join to Fight Organized Retail Crime Washington, April 5, 2007 – In response to an alarming rise in organized retail crime, the National Retail Federation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have teamed up to launch the Law Enforcement Retail Partnership Network (LERPnet), a secure national database that will allow retailers to share information through its unique web-based design. With LERPnet, retailers and law enforcement will be able to fight back against illegal activity including organized retail crime, burglaries, robberies, counterfeiting, and online auction fraud. The database will launch on April 9, 2007. “Organized theft rings steal billions of dollars of merchandise every year, which victimizes retailers, endangers the safety of retail employees, and raises the price of consumer goods,” said Joseph LaRocca, NRF vice president of loss prevention. “With this system, retailers are banding together with law enforcement to send a clear message to criminals: We will not tolerate your behavior and we will stop you.” LERPnet is expected to become the national standard for sharing retail crime information in a secure and confidential manner, giving companies and law enforcement the ability to collaborate like never before. For more than two years, an extraordinary group of retailers, law enforcement, data privacy specialists and technology experts have combined resources and talent to create the technology platform. “LEPRnet allows retailers and the Law Enforcement community to create a true public/private partnership to address significant criminal activity that not only costs consumers and retailer’s billons of dollars, but causes a significant life safety issue,” said Tim O’Connor, RILA vice president of asset protection. “LERPnet is a proactive and an analytical tool that allows retailers to collaborate with each other as well as law enforcement officials; we can better protect our stores, our brands, our employees and most importantly, our customers.”According to NRF’s 2006 Organized Retail Crime survey, 81 percent of retailers said they have been a victim of organized retail crime. Nearly half (48%) of those polled also had seen an increase in organized retail crime activity in their stores. How LERPnet works Hypothetical scenario: Retailer A is burglarized of 40 laptops. Later that afternoon, the same criminals enter a neighboring state along the same highway corridor and steal dozens of notebook computers from Retailer B. Retailer C, along the same highway but in a different county, is victimized that evening. Under the current system, the incidents are reported separately to local police officers. Law enforcement in different counties and states often does not know about similar nearby incidents since the crime did not occur in their jurisdiction. If a pattern is ever recognized, it is often too late: the thieves have sold the items to a fence operator or have sold them on an online auction site. With LERPnet, retailers will be able to communicate with other companies and law enforcement about crimes occurring in their stores. Companies can report the theft and include information about suspects, getaway vehicles, and identification numbers of stolen products. In their report, retailers can also include photos and video footage to assist in the detention of and prosecution of criminals. Immediately, retailers and law enforcement should be able to connect the dots and suspect that these incidents were related. Because LERPnet allows retailers to share information with law enforcement agencies nationwide, detectives will have the opportunity of researching crimes in neighboring cities, counties and states. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Brian Nadeau, program manager for the FBI’s Organized Retail Theft program, calls LERPnet “a vision of the retail community that will help solve a $30 billion a year problem.” “LERPnet should make it easier for the law enforcement community to track organized retail crime groups and their string of criminal conduct,” said Nadeau. “This database will create a stronger partnership between retailers and law enforcement to tackle a growing problem and disrupt criminal organizations.” The system, programmed by ABC Virtual of West Des Moines, Iowa, uses a secure web interface for data entry, viewing and queries of incidents. Data can be imported from virtually any database and LERPnet already links to case management software programs such as LPSoftware of Palos Hills, Illinois. Additionally, the system allows retailers to set email alerts to be notified of retail crimes in their area, search through reported incidents or flag and monitor the sale of merchandise available on online auction sites. Availability To date, dozens of well known retailers ranging from coffee shops to major department stores are currently using LERPnet to track criminal activities with dozens more waiting to be trained on the system. This summer, law enforcement personnel can access LERPnet through Law Enforcement Online (www.LEO.gov). More information is available at www.lerpnet.com. The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet, independent stores, chain restaurants, drug stores and grocery stores as well as the industry's key trading partners of retail goods and services. NRF represents an industry with more than 1.6 million U.S. retail establishments, more than 24 million employees - about one in five American workers - and 2006 sales of $4.7 trillion. As the industry umbrella group, NRF also represents more than 100 state, national and international retail associations. www.nrf.com.
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Security Industry News: Retailers and FBI Join to Fight Organized Retail Crime
As found on the web: http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=264NRF: Kathy Grannis, (202) 783-7971 or grannisk@nrf.com RILA: Hannah Abney, (703) 600-2021 or hannah.abney@retail-leaders.org FBI: National Press Office, (202) 324-3691 or npo@ic.fbi.gov Retailers and FBI Join to Fight Organized Retail Crime Washington, April 5, 2007 – In response to an alarming rise in organized retail crime, the National Retail Federation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have teamed up to launch the Law Enforcement Retail Partnership Network (LERPnet), a secure national database that will allow retailers to share information through its unique web-based design. With LERPnet, retailers and law enforcement will be able to fight back against illegal activity including organized retail crime, burglaries, robberies, counterfeiting, and online auction fraud. The database will launch on April 9, 2007. “Organized theft rings steal billions of dollars of merchandise every year, which victimizes retailers, endangers the safety of retail employees, and raises the price of consumer goods,” said Joseph LaRocca, NRF vice president of loss prevention. “With this system, retailers are banding together with law enforcement to send a clear message to criminals: We will not tolerate your behavior and we will stop you.” LERPnet is expected to become the national standard for sharing retail crime information in a secure and confidential manner, giving companies and law enforcement the ability to collaborate like never before. For more than two years, an extraordinary group of retailers, law enforcement, data privacy specialists and technology experts have combined resources and talent to create the technology platform. “LEPRnet allows retailers and the Law Enforcement community to create a true public/private partnership to address significant criminal activity that not only costs consumers and retailer’s billons of dollars, but causes a significant life safety issue,” said Tim O’Connor, RILA vice president of asset protection. “LERPnet is a proactive and an analytical tool that allows retailers to collaborate with each other as well as law enforcement officials; we can better protect our stores, our brands, our employees and most importantly, our customers.”According to NRF’s 2006 Organized Retail Crime survey, 81 percent of retailers said they have been a victim of organized retail crime. Nearly half (48%) of those polled also had seen an increase in organized retail crime activity in their stores. How LERPnet works Hypothetical scenario: Retailer A is burglarized of 40 laptops. Later that afternoon, the same criminals enter a neighboring state along the same highway corridor and steal dozens of notebook computers from Retailer B. Retailer C, along the same highway but in a different county, is victimized that evening. Under the current system, the incidents are reported separately to local police officers. Law enforcement in different counties and states often does not know about similar nearby incidents since the crime did not occur in their jurisdiction. If a pattern is ever recognized, it is often too late: the thieves have sold the items to a fence operator or have sold them on an online auction site. With LERPnet, retailers will be able to communicate with other companies and law enforcement about crimes occurring in their stores. Companies can report the theft and include information about suspects, getaway vehicles, and identification numbers of stolen products. In their report, retailers can also include photos and video footage to assist in the detention of and prosecution of criminals. Immediately, retailers and law enforcement should be able to connect the dots and suspect that these incidents were related. Because LERPnet allows retailers to share information with law enforcement agencies nationwide, detectives will have the opportunity of researching crimes in neighboring cities, counties and states. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Brian Nadeau, program manager for the FBI’s Organized Retail Theft program, calls LERPnet “a vision of the retail community that will help solve a $30 billion a year problem.” “LERPnet should make it easier for the law enforcement community to track organized retail crime groups and their string of criminal conduct,” said Nadeau. “This database will create a stronger partnership between retailers and law enforcement to tackle a growing problem and disrupt criminal organizations.” The system, programmed by ABC Virtual of West Des Moines, Iowa, uses a secure web interface for data entry, viewing and queries of incidents. Data can be imported from virtually any database and LERPnet already links to case management software programs such as LPSoftware of Palos Hills, Illinois. Additionally, the system allows retailers to set email alerts to be notified of retail crimes in their area, search through reported incidents or flag and monitor the sale of merchandise available on online auction sites. Availability To date, dozens of well known retailers ranging from coffee shops to major department stores are currently using LERPnet to track criminal activities with dozens more waiting to be trained on the system. This summer, law enforcement personnel can access LERPnet through Law Enforcement Online (www.LEO.gov). More information is available at www.lerpnet.com. The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet, independent stores, chain restaurants, drug stores and grocery stores as well as the industry's key trading partners of retail goods and services. NRF represents an industry with more than 1.6 million U.S. retail establishments, more than 24 million employees - about one in five American workers - and 2006 sales of $4.7 trillion. As the industry umbrella group, NRF also represents more than 100 state, national and international retail associations. www.nrf.com.
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CAP Index, Inc. - CAP Index Partners with LP Innovations on National Shrink Database
SAN DIEGO, CA – June 11, 2007 – LP Innovations, a nationwide provider of retail loss prevention solutions, and CAP Index, Inc., the world leader in crime forecasting and loss mitigation analytics, have joined forces to create the National Shrink Database – the retail industry’s first Web-based user interface to provide actual and accurate industry shrinkage information.
Previewed for the first time at the NRF Loss Prevention Conference & Expo (June 11–13, San Diego Convention Center), the National Shrink Database is the first tool of its kind to offer location-specific shrinkage data. Users simply enter an address, mall/plaza name, and ZIP code to benchmark their individual retail locations against those of similar retail segments within the same mall, shopping center, or other geographic location. The database uses actual and timely statistics from the collective membership, and results can be compared at the local, state, and national level. In addition to shrinkage information, users can also research the usage of security measures at the local, state, or national level by retail type.
These new metrics provide retailers with tangible information to enable more accurate budgeting, resource allocation, real estate planning, and overall loss prevention assessments of a retail location.
“For years, the retail industry has relied on databases and reports that provide only general shrink averages on a national scale,” said Steven May, president and CEO of LP Innovations. “The National Shrink Database better serves retailers by providing actual location-specific shrinkage and security information. The ability to use this information as a reference far exceeds any current shrinkage projections in the industry today.”
“The National Shrink Database allows a faster means of determining what successful retailers are utilizing to protect their locations from loss and security-related incidents,” said Jon Groussman, president and COO of CAP Index, Inc. “With better information, retailers can make better decisions, and can secure the future of their businesses.”
LP Innovations and CAP Index expect the National Shrink Database to be formally released to the retail industry by fall 2007. Preview demos are available at LP Innovations’ booth, #507, and CAP Index’s booth, #615, at the NRF LP Conference & Expo. Editors interested in a show or post-show briefing with Steven May and Jon Groussman can contact Megan Maguire Kelly at 610-269-2100, ext. 225, or Emily DiTomo at 610-649-9292.
CAP Index, Inc. - CAP Index Partners with LP Innovations on National Shrink Database
Previewed for the first time at the NRF Loss Prevention Conference & Expo (June 11–13, San Diego Convention Center), the National Shrink Database is the first tool of its kind to offer location-specific shrinkage data. Users simply enter an address, mall/plaza name, and ZIP code to benchmark their individual retail locations against those of similar retail segments within the same mall, shopping center, or other geographic location. The database uses actual and timely statistics from the collective membership, and results can be compared at the local, state, and national level. In addition to shrinkage information, users can also research the usage of security measures at the local, state, or national level by retail type.
These new metrics provide retailers with tangible information to enable more accurate budgeting, resource allocation, real estate planning, and overall loss prevention assessments of a retail location.
“For years, the retail industry has relied on databases and reports that provide only general shrink averages on a national scale,” said Steven May, president and CEO of LP Innovations. “The National Shrink Database better serves retailers by providing actual location-specific shrinkage and security information. The ability to use this information as a reference far exceeds any current shrinkage projections in the industry today.”
“The National Shrink Database allows a faster means of determining what successful retailers are utilizing to protect their locations from loss and security-related incidents,” said Jon Groussman, president and COO of CAP Index, Inc. “With better information, retailers can make better decisions, and can secure the future of their businesses.”
LP Innovations and CAP Index expect the National Shrink Database to be formally released to the retail industry by fall 2007. Preview demos are available at LP Innovations’ booth, #507, and CAP Index’s booth, #615, at the NRF LP Conference & Expo. Editors interested in a show or post-show briefing with Steven May and Jon Groussman can contact Megan Maguire Kelly at 610-269-2100, ext. 225, or Emily DiTomo at 610-649-9292.
CAP Index, Inc. - CAP Index Partners with LP Innovations on National Shrink Database
Organized Retail Crime a Burden for All - Walmart Community Action Network
Organized Retail Crime (ORC) is a major issue for Walmart and a growing problem for the nation. ORC involves sophisticated crime rings, who will dispatch thieves to several stores a day to steal specific items and then take those items and sell them, usually on the Internet. They also endanger our associates in a number of ways, from dangerous diversions to outright threats.
Current legislation introduced by Congressman Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) that will focus on this crime, specifically related to greater accountability among online Internet auction sites. Walmart is a founding member of a broad coalition of retailers — including Target, Safeway and Home Depot — that is focused on tackling this problem. The Coalition Against Retail Crime will bring attention to this growing challenge and will work with policy makers in crafting and passing legislation that will help stop this criminal activity.
Please visit www.stopretailcrime.com and learn more about this important issue and the efforts in Congress to address the problem.
Organized Retail Crime a Burden for All - Walmart Community Action Network
Current legislation introduced by Congressman Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) that will focus on this crime, specifically related to greater accountability among online Internet auction sites. Walmart is a founding member of a broad coalition of retailers — including Target, Safeway and Home Depot — that is focused on tackling this problem. The Coalition Against Retail Crime will bring attention to this growing challenge and will work with policy makers in crafting and passing legislation that will help stop this criminal activity.
Please visit www.stopretailcrime.com and learn more about this important issue and the efforts in Congress to address the problem.
Organized Retail Crime a Burden for All - Walmart Community Action Network
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