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Organized retail crime: Why merchants point a finger at online markets

Brazen shoplifting is caught on video, but hard numbers for shoplifting don’t really exist. Nonetheless, merchants say it’s growing fast and online retailers are partly to blame.

NPR’s Martin Kaste reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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