Friday, October 27, 2006

Retail losses rise as shoplifters go high tech

Just as technology has given a big boost to the retail industry, making it more efficient and productive, it has also transformed retail crime. Using sophisticated tactics such as bar-code forgery and fraudulent gift cards, criminals are stealing larger amounts, and it has gotten harder to catch them. Police say organized crime has gone retail.

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