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The American Trucking Association (ATA) is out here feigning outrage over cargo thefts like the Guy Fieri tequila heist that just hit 60 Minutes—24,000 bottles of Santo Tequila vanished in a slick double-brokering scam. For years, the ATA has lied to the entire country, federal agencies, and legislators about a “truck driver shortage” that doesn’t …
Grocery prices now change 100 times a day. Walmart’s electronic shelf labels are live in 1,000+ stores, with 2,300 targeted by December. Kroger’s rollout is ahead of schedule. Labels update based on time, inventory, competitor pricing, and weather. USDA’s July 25 forecast shows food-at-home prices rose 0.2% MoM, up 2.4% YoY. Eggs dropped 10.8% in …
Good news! Enough is enough and no more more pinching the cops. On May 31st, 2024, officers were dispatched to a Dollar General in response to a report of an ongoing shoplifting incident. This is footage of the events that followed. AC
Shoplifting has surged by 25 per cent in a year with knife and gun crimes, robberies and car thefts also up, new official figures revealed today. There were 365,164 shoplifting cases recorded by police over the 12 months ending June 2023, as well as 50,833 knife offences (up 3%), 77,337 robberies (up 11%) and 400,861 …
via naturalnews: Over the past five years, East Coast-based grocery chain Giant Food has seen a tenfold increase in retail theft, which has prompted the company to restrict entry and exit points, beef up store security – some of them armed at certain locations – and pulling high-dollar items from shelves so as to deter thieves. It …