Retailers’ Distribution Centers Remain Essential to Serving Communities
In addition to directing goods to store shelves, distribution centers are vital to those now relying on e-commerce or contact-less forms of shopping to receive the items they need.
Retailer to Hand out Cash Bonuses to Existing Workers; Looks to Hire 150K Temporary...
Walmart, the largest private employer in the United States, plans to hire 150,000 temporary workers by the end of May as the coronavirus pandemic...
TJX Shutting All Stores, DCs, and e-Commerce
Effective March 19, TJX is closing all its stores in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia for two weeks.
US Government Cracks Down on Counterfeits in 2020
Combating counterfeit goods has become a serious focus of the US government in 2020. This article is the first in an ongoing series about...
Police Plead with Residents to Stop Calling 911 When They Run Out of Toilet...
It’s a waking nightmare. You’ve just finished doing your business on the crapper, you reach for the toilet paper…and you’re met with a bare...
Shoplifters Grab Goods Worth $1.4K
When two people left a Davie (Florida) Target store, $1,400 dollars worth of shoplifted electronics left with them.
According to Davie police, the items were...
Crime Impact Team Deputies ‘Keeping the Peace;’ Arrest 4
Crime Impact Team deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station arrested four people Thursday night, including a pair of wanted robbery suspects and...
Some Los Angeles Retailers See Reduced Shoplifting during the COVID-19 Outbreak
ALTO has been analyzing data to see if the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted external theft activity in the Los Angeles area market. Here are the results.
McDonald’s is Telling Restaurant Owners to Stop Locking Bathrooms to Prevent Toilet Paper Theft
Some McDonald's locations have recently closed bathrooms to prevent people from stealing toilet paper during the coronavirus outbreak, according to a recording of an...
Lawyers Raise Alarm on Shoplifting Settlement ‘Shakedown’
Retail store law firms are being suspected of demanding excessive settlements from alleged shoplifters via letters and aggressive phone calls.
In a series of tweets,...