The Globe and Mail reports that organized retail theft is becoming more brazen—and more violent. At a Toronto Shoppers Drug Mart location, an employee was pushed to the ground while following a group of seven people charging the exit with more than $8,000 worth of product in tow.
“Retailers across the country are experiencing a rise in violent incidents, threats, and increasingly aggressive behaviour,” Darrell Jones, president of Pattison Food Group, told the newspaper.
