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Retailers are shaping a wave of laws to crack down on organized theft — here’s how they do it
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Retailers are shaping a wave of laws to crack down on organized theft — here’s how they do it

This is the final part of a three-part series on organized retail crime. The stories examine the claims retailers make about how theft is impacting their business and the actions companies and policymakers are taking in response to the issue. Read the first story here and the second here. Pedestrians walk past a vacant storefront along the […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Southwest Airlines, Meta Platforms, Align Technology, EBay and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Southwest Airlines, Meta Platforms, Align Technology, EBay and more

A Southwest Airlines aircraft at a gate at AustinBergstrom International Airport (AUS) in Austin, Texas, US, on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.  Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in early morning trading. Southwest Airlines — The carrier slid 6% premarket after reporting a mixed financial update early Thursday. Southwest […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Meta Platforms, Chipotle Mexican Grill, ServiceNow and more

In this article EBAY LHX MAT ALGN NOW CMG STX META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, on Thursday, July 21, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:  Meta Platforms – Shares of Meta Platforms jumped nearly […]

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The increase and slide of Skype
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The increase and slide of Skype

Skype is not what it was. You might or may well not have seen. The voice, movie and messaging application grew to become a hit in the 2000s by permitting people today chat with good friends and family members members without having to pay long-distance service fees. In 2005 eBay acquired it. That deal did […]

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The Inform Act takes effect today — here’s how it aims to target organized retail theft
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The Inform Act takes effect today — here’s how it aims to target organized retail theft

Locked up merchandise, to prevent theft in Target store, Queens, New York.  Lindsey Nicholson | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The Inform Act, a new law that aims to curb organized retail theft and the sale of counterfeit and harmful products on online platforms, takes effect on Tuesday as more retailers blame theft as […]

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Livestream shopping booms as small businesses strike gold on social media
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Livestream shopping booms as small businesses strike gold on social media

Last year, Anthony Velez, CEO of Bagriculture, a small business selling pre-owned designer handbags, made up to $100,000 a month across his seven brick-and-mortar stores in New York City. This year, business is much different: Velez has closed all of his physical locations, but he’s generating up to $100,000 a day. The secret to his […]

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Not just shoplifting: Here’s why companies say retail theft is such a big deal
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Not just shoplifting: Here’s why companies say retail theft is such a big deal

For several years, the terms shrink, retail crime and organized retail theft have echoed from the mouths of politicians, police officers, trade groups and the country’s most prominent retail executives. Politicians and police departments have sounded the alarm about rising retail theft, and are calling for stricter enforcement and prosecution to fight it.  Trade groups […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Honeywell, Caterpillar, Meta, First Republic & more

In this article CBRE FDS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Southwest Airlines planes sit idle on the tarmac after Southwest Airlines flights resumed following the lifting of a brief nationwide stoppage caused by an internal technical issue, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, April […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Meta, Teladoc, Harley-Davidson, Southwest Airlines and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Meta, Teladoc, Harley-Davidson, Southwest Airlines and more

Harley-Davidson motorcycles are displayed for sale at the Cowboy Harley-Davidson dealership on February 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Meta Platforms – Shares jumped 12% after the Facebook parent surpassed Wall Street’s expectations on the top and bottom lines and issued optimistic […]

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Stocks creating the most important moves soon after hrs: Meta, Roku, Ebay and far more
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Stocks creating the most important moves soon after hrs: Meta, Roku, Ebay and far more

Readers get shots in front of the Meta (Fb) sign at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on December 29, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Examine out the firms building headlines in extended buying and selling. Meta Platforms — The Facebook mum or dad popped 9% just after saying much better-than-envisioned […]

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