retail theft

Changes At The Checkout (MM #4621)

In recent years, there has been much discussion about retailers converting from cashiers to self-checkout. However, this change has frustrated many customers and reduced job opportunities at some stores. But there may be changes at the checkout that reverse these recent trends. Many big box stores and grocers are going back to cashiers. This reversal…

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Retail Theft (MM #4453)

Retail theft continues to rise at a rapid rate. One grocery store chain in Maryland says they’ve seen a ten-fold jump in shoplifting over the last five years. We’ve discussed the increasing number of organized crime rings, and it seems no one has found a way to slow down the criminals. In recent years stores…

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