![]() Venues like Amazon and eBay give thieves a convenient way to resell stolen goods. Retailers and experts say the problem spiked during the pandemic, when stores cut back on staff. This wave of rip-offs is not being driven by individual shoplifters, but by large, organized theft operations that sell stolen goods online. Big retailers and small stores in many cities say their employees live in fear, amid daily threats of violence or actual violence. Nearly a third of all shoplifting arrests in New York City in 2022 involved just 327 people who were arrested and re-arrested more than 6,000 times, police say. ![]() Retail theft reports were up 52 percent over 2021 in Philadelphia last year in New York City, they rose 45 percent. Both small and large retailers are sounding the alarm: Last year a CVS official told Congress shoplifting was up 300 percent over pre-pandemic figures in December, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon warned that spiking theft could lead to higher prices and/or store closures. In a survey of 700 small businesses last year, 54 percent reported a rise in shoplifting and 23 percent said they were robbed daily. "It is just out of control," said Lisa LaBruno, an official at the Retail Industry Leaders Association. Here's everything you need to know: How bad is the problem? ![]() Retailers say they're under an assault by robbery rings of unprecedented aggression and scale. ![]()
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