It’s not better, but the underlying cause of the situation is entirely different, meaning the solution to the problem probably has to be different. If it was o

It’s not better, but the underlying cause of the situation is entirely different, meaning the solution to the problem probably has to be different. If it was organized crime, the likely answer is investigations and law enforcement presence. You would have specific centralized targets to take out and restore order. If it’s instead a widespread epidemic of individual shoplifting, the issue is going to be social (or likely socioeconomic, in any reasonable guess) and probably requires a complex solution that is way out of the hands of what retailers can reliably put resources towards. This is important information for the businesses, their shareholders, the communities they are located in, the politicians serving those communities and likely many other minor interested parties.