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Retailers Urge Tougher Penalties as Committee Advances Organized Retail Theft Bill
Summary
Retailers and trade associations told the committee organized retail crime has grown violent and cross‑border; S3587 was amended to update definitions, gift‑card safeguards, and law‑enforcement coordination and released by the committee.
Retail stakeholders told the Senate Judiciary Committee that organized retail crime has evolved into professional criminal networks that threaten employees and consumers, and the committee adopted amendments to S3587 and released the bill for further legislative action.
Representatives from Wegmans, ShopRite (Wakefern), the New Jersey Food Council, retail‑merchant and…
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