Because they made up a surge in organized retail theft. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/10/31/the-retail-theft-surge-that-isnt-report-says-crime-is-being-exagger

Because they made up a surge in organized retail theft. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/10/31/the-retail-theft-surge-that-isnt-report-says-crime-is-being-exaggerated-to-cover-up-other-retail-issues/ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/10/31/the-retail-theft-surge-t... https://apnews.com/article/national-retail-federation-organized-retail-crime-data-fa38e4e3d7e9d2b7b4e8dd7e6fed81e1 https://apnews.com/article/national-retail-federation-organi...