Tag Archives: shoplifting

The Wall Street Journal reports: CVS Health today unveiled a revamped app that aims to shorten long pharmacy lines, deliver more transparency on prescription costs and ultimately make visits to the retail pharmacy chain quicker and less painful. The new features include a bar code that lets pharmacists quickly look up a prescription and receive a payment, a way for …

CBS News reports: Locking up store merchandise can deter shoplifters and paying customers alike, according to Walgreens.  The pharmacy chain’s CEO Tim Wentworth said in Walgreens Boots Alliance’s first-quarter earnings call Tuesday that “When you lock things up … you don’t sell as many of them. We’ve kind of proven that pretty conclusively.” Keeping retail products under lock and key …

The New York Post reports: A California mom of three has been accused of masterminding an organized crime ring that stole nearly $8 million worth of makeup from stores like Ulta, T.J. Maxx and Walgreens — and then resold it online to churn a profit. Michelle Mack, 53, ran the sprawling enterprise from her $2.75 million mansion in the San …

The New York Times reports: A national lobbying group has retracted its startling estimate that “organized retail crime” was responsible for nearly half the $94.5 billion in store merchandise that disappeared in 2021, a figure that helped amplify claims that the United States was experiencing a nationwide wave of shoplifting. The group, the National Retail Federation, edited that claim last …

SF Gate reports: After a short stint in downtown San Francisco, the Whole Foods at 1185 Market St. is closing this week. The Whole Foods at Trinity Place is set to close on April 11, a Whole Foods Market spokesperson confirmed with SFGATE. “To ensure the safety of our Team Members, we have made the difficult decision to close the …

Gothamist reports: An organized ring of shoplifters stole more than $3.7 million worth of retail goods — ranging from luxury clothing and handbags to cosmetics and coffee pods — and then resold them on eBay, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. “These individuals stole millions of dollars of luxury goods and massive amounts of over-the-counter-medications and products from …

Via Talking Points Memo: The national spokeswoman for Republican Donald Trump’s campaign said Friday morning that if House Speaker Paul Ryan can’t get on the Trump train, he shouldn’t be speaker. Asked on CNN if Ryan “is still fit to be Speaker” if he doesn’t come around on endorsing Trump, spokeswoman Katrina Pierson replied, “No, because this is about the …