Governments and law enforcement need to respond to the “significant increase” in shoplifting and organized retail crime occurring across the United States, says the Chamber of Commerce in a letter to policymakers. In response to a recent Business.org survey that found a majority of small business owners saw an increase in shoplifting last year, the chamber proposed multiple steps that lawmakers should take to curb the upward trend in retail crime. Neil L. Bradley, the executive vice president, chief policy officer, and head of strategic advocacy at the Chamber of Commerce, recommended Congress pass the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces (INFORM) for Consumers Act. This, Bradley says, “would increase transparency and identity verification of high-volume third-party sellers in online retail marketplaces while protecting the privacy of small sellers and establishing a uniform federal standard that would provide certainty and consistency for the business community.” He added that …