An increasing number of current and former CEOs have issued warnings about an increase in retail thefts across the United States, which could trigger higher prices and locations to close.
“Today, this thing is an epidemic. It’s spreading faster than COVID,” former Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli told Fox News on Thursday. “The degree of severity now, it’s not just theft, it’s smash and grab. There’s an entitlement out there that if you have it, you’ve worked hard to earn it. I want it. I’m just going to take it.”
Last week, an 83-year-old Home Depot worker was killed after being shoved by a thief at a North Carolina location, officials said. Gary Rastor, the worker, attempted to confront a suspect who was making off with three power washers before he was pushed to the ground; he later died due to complications from his injuries….