Anti-Crime Bill Gets Push

The National Retail Federation marked today (Oct. 24) as “Fight Retail Crime Day,” its third annual day of action bringing retailers across the country together to advocate for passage of the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act and to highlight industry initiatives to combat organized retail crime.

“Organized retail crime – and the violence associated with it— continues to plague retailers, consumers and communities throughout the United States,” said NRF EVP of Government Relations David French. “These crimes occur with regularity, regardless of retailer, location or merchandise. NRF is mobilizing the retail industry for Fight Retail Crime Day as we pursue every avenue to pass the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act.”

In advance of Fight Retail Crime Day, NRF organized nearly a dozen store tours with retailers in California, Arizona, Louisiana, Virginia, Illinois and West Virginia providing policymakers with firsthand insight on the impact of ORC, theft and violence in local communities.

Additionally, NRF spearheaded a letter from 211 organizations to congressional leaders in support of the act. The bipartisan federal legislation would establish a national coordination center combining expertise and resources from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and retail industry representatives to fight retail crime.

NRF has recognized more than 150 members of Congress as “Retail Crime Fighters” for their sponsorship of the legislation. The NRF notes that it “has long advocated for policy solutions to stifle the threat of retail crime in stores large and small across the country.”

Click here for more about the “Fight Retail Crime Day.”