retail crime
This Tool Uses Gen AI to Link Separate Instances of Organized Retail Crime
Appriss Retail's latest system can identify similarities between narratives and data entered about retail…
Target CFO Says It’s Made a Dent in Retail Crime
The retailer's efforts to curb crime have included closing problem stores and upping security measures.
Sacramento Police Nab Nearly 400 Thieves in Operation ‘Hot August Nights’
A five-day sting-operation that spanned 15 retail locations yielded $22,000 in recovered stolen merchandise…
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California Governor Newsom Signs 10 Retail Theft Bills Into Law
Flanked by more than a dozen state and local officials, Governor Gavin Newsom ratified a historic retail…
California Legislature Passes Historic Bundle of Retail Theft Bills
The California Legislature on Monday passed 10 bills related to retail and property crimes, sending them to…
Shoplifting Spikes in the US During First Half of 2024
Data from the Council on Criminal Justice shows a 24-percent increase in shoplifting during the first six…
California’s $1.7M Smash-and-Grab Thieves Sentenced
Nine individuals were charged with a total of 25 felony counts after committing robberies at a Los…
Washington, D.C.-Area Lululemon Stores Struck Repeatedly by Thieves
Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department arrested two men accused of stealing merchandise from…
Crime-Plagued CA Target’s ‘Outrageous’ Public Nuisance Warning a Hoax?
The Sacramento City Attorney denies threatening a local Target store for inundating law enforcement with…
California Law Enforcement Recovered $5.7M in Stolen Goods Since January
CHP has made 636 arrests and recovered 216,754 stolen goods since January, the governor's office said this…
New York State Senate Passes Landmark Retail Worker Safety Act
Once signed by the governor, the bill will compel retailers to provide safety training for employees and…
TJX Turns to Body Cams to ‘De-Escalate’ and ‘Deter’ Retail Crime
San Bernardino police arrested suspects accused of stealing over $5,000 of product from TJX stores as the…
Five Below Is Expanding Shrink Mitigation Efforts
Five Below's trade-down customers offset a slowdown from lower-income shoppers, while shrink mitigation…
Dollar Tree Closing 150 More Stores As It Eyes Family Dollar Sale
Dollar Tree's closing 150 more stores this year, shrink has stabilized and the Family Dollar review includes…
Dollar General Still Has a Shrink Problem
Dollar General saw apparel sales decline in Q1 amid an increase from the trade-down shopper, while profits…