If you continue to get rid of more and more groceries, one of the main retail stores says: Blame the thieves.
StopWhich runs more than 300 markets throughout the northeast, formulated a message to Congress, saying that retailers like them are working on the margins of “thin Razor” and “struggling with the great influence of the organized retail crime.”
The company urges Congress to pass.Combating the law of the crime of retail organization“Who has now been offered.
The legislation of the two parties specifically targets the robbery of mob and what it calls “complex retailing plans.” According to data from the National Union of Retailing, which shows theft incidents by 93 percent in 2023 compared to 2019. The message says that in recent years, “criminal organizations have increased in an increasingly retail crime to generate illegal profits, using Internet -based tools to regulate flash mobs, sell stolen goods and move money.”
The Stop & Shop says it is not, “under any circumstances, the population composition in the neighborhood takes into account when determining the prices. The process specified to determine prices is very confidential and competitive for any major retail company.”
But the theft was weighing on retailers.
Albertson, who runs Vons and Pavilions, referred an inquiry about the trend of retail theft and its impact on grocery prices on the California retailers Association. Similar requests were sent to Kroger, the parent company of Ralphs, as well as to Whole Foods.
the California retailers Association He says online that he is committed to working with all stakeholders interested in solutions to steal retail and that this issue is “very important to the safety of employees, clients and societies.” It does not address the details of how to increase these groceries.
Here in Los Angeles, provincial lawyer, Nathan Hoshman, launched a new campaign to eliminate the theft of retail, and spoke to 7-Eleven recently done by dozens of teenagers. The provincial lawyer also confirmed that the tide has changed in California. The proposal 36 makes some thefts a felony, and the provincial lawyer says that thieves will be tried to the extent of full law.
David Lazaros from the consumer calls it a secret and growing problem, saying: “The theft, which involves the delusional mobs of stores, has become very common among merchants who sell everything from clothes to electronics.”
As for what can be done about it? “At this stage, the retail industry responds with new security measures, such as reducing the number of customers inside a store or employing more guards. For consumers, this only adds to costs – and provides another reason for online shopping,” Lazaros says.