Exclusive: Organized retail crime growing in size and complexity, new NRF report says – By Hope King (Axios) / Apr 13 2023
The increasing sophistication of retail theft for purposes of resale is making an age-old issue harder to define, track and clamp down.
Why it matters: The scale and complexity of these operations are on the rise, a new study from the National Retail Federation and risk advisory firm K2 Integrity concludes, further threatening worker safety and morale, and introducing potentially harmful products to consumers.
Bad actors may, for example, alter or remove expiration dates on perishables, medications or beauty products, or repackage items without accompanying product safety information before reselling stolen goods.
Meanwhile stores, which are already facing a labor crunch, may have even more difficulty recruiting and keeping turnover low as workers worry about safety.
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