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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I don’t know about historical data, but the Retail Council of Canada says losses from shoplifting are up 300 per cent in the last three years.
Brick and mortar retailing is already in steep decline with the rise of online shopping. Before we dismiss concerns over shoplifting as whining by mega-corps, we might want to consider who will gain and who will lose from an acceleration of the downward spiral of brick and mortar and the rise of Amazon. I’d suggest the poor and working class, as well as small businesses, will be among the losers.
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I think first and foremost we should be looking at what is causing the increase. I’d be willing to bet that this isn’t something isolated to brick and mortar stores as package and parcel thefts are probably up as well.
Making the punishment for shoplifting more severe could help but at the end of the day so long as people can’t afford basic necessities there’s going to be people stealing them and a market for the re-sale of stolen goods.