Retail Crime

Retail crime is worse than ever in California, where laws are quite lenient for offenders. Restraining orders might be the best solution.

Congress Weighs Federal Response to High Retail Crime Rates | LGBTQ+ Target Employees Share Their Experiences During Pride Month | Fired Clerk Sues Circle K Over Shoplifting Policy

A groundbreaking Retail Theft Roundtable aids in the establishment of collaboration on how to identify criminals targeting retailers.

See how NRF urged Congress to formally advance the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, and what the changes would entail.

The three major challenges which have been elevated as the highest US priorities for loss prevention are active shooters, safety, and organized retail crime.

Read more on the discussion of the importance of collaboration in combating ORC that took place between Walmart CEO and NRF Board Chairman John Furner and NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay.

Car Catches Fire with Children Inside While Mother was Shoplifting | B.A. Blacktop Employee Embezzled $1.9M | Lululemon CEO Stands by Decision to Fire Employees Who Intervened in Robbery

Recent ECR Retail Loss research captured some of the contrasting views about facial recognition, including the opportunities it presents and some of the challenges of operationalizing it in a retail context.

This NRF Survey shows that consumers believe retail crimes such as shoplifting and looting have increased in their community. See more here.

C-Store Owner Who Killed Innocent Teen Previously Shot at 2 Shoplifters | Retail Theft Ring Suspects Arrested in Seattle Suburb | Son of Home Depot Worker Murdered at Work Seeks Crackdown on ORC