Majority of Retailers Experience Cargo Theft En Route to Distribution Center, Says NRF
More than half of recently-polled retailers claimed they’ve experienced cargo theft during transport from a manufacturer to a distribution center over the past year, said the National Retail Federation in its release of a recent survey (here). The poll didn’t…
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distinguish between imported and domestically-manufactured goods. Twelve of 23 retailers claimed goods were stolen during that leg of transport. Supermarkets and grocery stores made up the biggest group of retailers polled at 20.9 percent, followed by specialty men’s and women’s apparel at 17.9 percent. Meanwhile, nearly 80 percent of retailers think Congress should enact nationwide legislation to combat organized retail crime, the NRF said. That poll found 97 percent of respondents have been the victims of retail crime in the past year. Thirty states have already enacted organized retail crime laws since 2008, said the NRF.