{"id":273529,"date":"2023-09-21T06:20:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T06:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=273529"},"modified":"2023-09-23T05:53:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T05:53:28","slug":"flash-mob-robberies-are-changing-the-way-america-does-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=273529","title":{"rendered":"Flash Mob Robberies Are Changing the Way America Does Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Bridge \u2013 Strategic Review Sept 15, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The future of shopping will no longer occur inside of shopping malls, boutiques, and business districts, Robert Bridge writes.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Many people have probably heard about the viral epidemic that is sweeping America, bringing mask-wearing back into fashion once again. No, it\u2019s not Covid-19, at least not yet, but rather organized retail theft that is wreaking havoc on the nation\u2019s heartland.<\/p>\n

Back in the Soviet days, before mega malls and hyper-stores became prominent features across Russia\u2019s 11 time zones, communist shoppers were forced to choose merchandise that was locked away behind display cases. A clerk would write down the price of each desired item and the shopper would take the piece of paper to the cashier, pay for the merchandise and then return to the salesperson with proof of purchase. Only then would the beetroot, bread and vodka be handed over. Times they are a changin\u2019. Incredibly, and not a little ironically, the United States seems to be heading for such a grim, dystopian shopping experience.<\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal confirmed shoppers\u2019 worst fears when they reported<\/a> in a recent article, \u201cstores have fewer workers than they used to, and are resorting to keeping more of their products locked up.\u201d In modern America, the need to lock up merchandise is due to flash mob heists that are costing retailers millions of dollars each year, while threatening the very existence of the big-box and small-box merchandisers. The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates that these incidents cost companies about $700,000 for every $1 billion in sales.<\/p>\n

For the uninitiated, a flash mob heist is when a large gang of hoodlums, typically young and reckless, enter a store all at once and \u2018smash-and-grab\u2019 whatever merchandise they can before the police arrive on the scene, which almost never happens. What does happen is that employees and shoppers are left to stare on in disbelief as the mob beats a line of mass destruction around the store and back to the exits with as much items as their arms can carry. The reason this method has proven so popular is because the thieves are rarely caught; in the event that they are caught, liberal judges will set them free without punishment.<\/p>\n