TJ Maxx store workers now wearing body cameras to thwart shoplifters

A growing number of retailers are considering equipping security and other employees with body cams in a bid to deter thefts.

• Jun 5, 2024

Video shows brazen Paper Store thefts, CEO calls for stricter penalties

Acton-based The Paper Store is calling for stricter penalties when it comes to shoplifting after several instances of theft across their New England stores.

• Feb 9, 2024

Thieves ask for lesser charge because stolen Kohl's items were on sale

Attorneys for thieves argued clients should receive less time because the products they stole from a Kohl's location were on sale.

• Dec 13, 2023

Walmart, Costco and other companies rethinking self-checkout

Self-service machines were first introduced during the 1980s to lower labor expenses

• Nov 14, 2023

Keller: Theft at Massachusetts stores now "low risk and high returns"

Jon Hurst, the President of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, talked to Jon Keller about why the state needs updated laws to stop theft at stores.

• Nov 12, 2023

Target says it's closing 9 stores because of surging retail thefts

Rise in "organized" retail crime is threatening the safety of employees and customers, according to Target.

• Sep 27, 2023