The legislation designates Organized Retail Crime as a federal offense and allows federal judges to order convicted ...

that determined "nearly half" of the merchandise stolen in the U.S. in 2021 was the result of organized retail crime, or ORC. This is defined by the NRF's website as the "large-scale theft of ...

Retailers are urging passage of new bipartisan legislation that would establish a coordinated federal response to the growing ...

the rise of organized retail crime. ORC is a multi-billion-dollar crisis impacting retailers, their associates and customers they serve.” He added that the bill “is an important step to help ...

In 2021, during Black ... orchestrated by high-level crime rings, the retail industry successfully lobbied 9 states in 2023 to up the penalties for what it calls "organized retail crime" and ...

“ORC is a multibillion-dollar crisis impacting ... oftentimes to fund other crimes. “The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 will align efforts within a new Organized Retail and ...

today released a new nationwide survey in partnership with Zencity that reveals the growing impact of organized retail crime (ORC) on consumer shopping behavior and broad support for technology to ...