Glenn FleishmanDec 9, 2023
Retail theft went down and the national retailers federation had to admit 5% not 50% of theft was from criminal gangs. This whole panic was concocted to close underperforming and unionized stores and the media bought it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/business/organized-shoplifting-retail-crime-theft-retraction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ek0.cMux.iabRLNkE-vqu&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Retail Group Retracts Startling Claim About ‘Organized’ Shoplifting

The National Retail Federation had said that nearly half of the industry’s $94.5 billion in missing merchandise in 2021 was the result of organized theft. It was likely closer to 5 percent, experts say.

The New York Times
Show threadElizabeth SudduthDec 9, 2023
@glennf I like how the NYT remains totally un-self-reflective throughout the entire article, never acknowledging that they themselves bought the lie hook, line, and sinker, and should have fact-checked it before repeating it. I'm sure they also aren't going back to the old articles to add a disclaimer.
Show threadTim Holmes
@hydropsyche @glennf The absolute worst part of this post is that it doesn’t really matter what the topic is, it’s true regardless.
Dec 9, 2023 at 5:43pmWeb