'Put an end to this madness': Retailers ramp up security after wave of robberies

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Businesses, shopping malls and law enforcement agencies are weighing which protective measures to take as customers begin packing stores during the busiest shopping days ahead.

found that online sales are settling back to pre-pandemic levels and brick-and-mortar stores are regaining their share of the retail sales market as shoppers yearn to return to the in-person experience.

In San Francisco, officials have vowed to go after those responsible. District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that he would direct"substantially more" law enforcement officers in highly trafficked retail corridors, and the California Highway Patrol's Organized Retail Crime Task Force said it was increasing its presence near freeways adjacent to major shopping centers.

To ward off criminals, Hayes said it may take an array of tools at retailers' disposal. Not just increasing security presence, he added, but using technology that can make a stolen item ineffective unless it's activated when purchased, locking or tying up merchandise, positioning products in strategic locations that make them harder to run away with and also training employees to be more vigilant while also engaging in customer service.

Bender said smaller retailers may have to consider solutions like locking doors and only allowing a limited number of guests in at a time or requiring appointments, but those options aren't shopper friendly and"one way or another a mob intent on entering the store is going to get in."

 

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The Internet is more and more showing it's assisting humanity towards Chaos.

Who are these gangs ? Where do they come from ?

It is a racial thing…do not expect anything to happen.

Wait till they start allowing so many customers in a store at 1 time. Get ready 4 lines 2 shop.

Improv Everywhere is not going to be happy. starfish

hey good car company

Vote Republican. That will fix the problem. BackTheBlue DefendPolice No mystery here. Crime sprees in California arose solely because of incompetent Leftist municipal leadership.

Try Singapore punishments

it’s all just heavily overpriced merchandise that’s not worth taking the chance over

What madness, according to AOC they are just hungry people looking for some food, it’s just the accident they are in wrong place!

Maybe getting a little tougher on crime might help instead of hugs & hoping

Only for those who can afford it, but small businesses who can' will still be at the mercy of the scum.

Wait. You can’t defend the criminals?

The only authorities that can prevent these robberies this holiday season

Really?..and you dare bad mouth Africans living in Africa?this is worse ...these are thieves..ruining businesses

If Trump doesn't have to answer for any of his crimes, why should these people.

Retailers may ramp up security against organized theft rings but they have had cameras for years and no studies are being conducted to understand the brazen attacks by groups who feel immune to cameras and other technology that can verify their identity. Will the police stand up

It is time to put these people down.

It’s easy to turn it from a snatch-n-grab to an A.R to the E.R

They created the problem. Now it's to late.

Won't someone think of the multi-million dollar corporations?

All you have to do is lock up and/or ship out all of the individuals of that species Homo Africanis Vulgaris, and you reallly wont have to worry about much crime. They are easy to spot (except at night…unless they smile at you)… pants halway to their ankles, nasty hair, smelly

But … DC and NY political journos and the right wing cable TV universe said that we have catastrophic and unprecedented inflation, empty stores, hopelessly broken supply chains, and it’s all Biden’s fault! How could people be shopping? 🤔

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