Retail crime is at a record high, and thieves are becoming bolder. Stores are responding by hiring private security, closing fitting rooms and closing storefronts altogether.
Retail crime is at a record high, and thieves are becoming bolder than ever.
"We've just had a lot of stressful situations where me or like one of my coworkers have gotten hit trying to get stuff back," said Mae McRae, the manager of Las Vegas boutique Eden Sky. "We have people who completely fill up their hands and just run out. No care in the world."especially for luxury items, grew during the pandemic, and people are penny-pinching for everyday items, retail experts said, reporting apparel items as the most common target for thieves.
"A couple of days ago, one of my clients was in another store, and there were three people walking out. They had armfuls of clothing, and he said, ‘Wait a minute, did they buy that?’" said Linda Johansen-James, the CEO and founder of International Retail Group , which helps entrepreneurs and consumer brands test and launch products in stores.
"They're getting more comfortable with it because we won’t chase after them," McRae said of shoplifters, noting how many retailers train employees to not go after the shoplifter for safety reasons. In most states, $950 is the minimum amount required to prosecute theft as a felony, according to the IRG.
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