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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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Not in the long run, after a revolution.