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6 January 2026

Ink dye security tags are affixed to clothing at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 6, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly purchasing even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#13161395

6 January 2026

Ink dye security tags are affixed to clothing at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 6, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly purchasing even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#12984547

13 November 2025

Radio-frequency identification security tags (RFID tags) are affixed to clothing at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on November 8, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. However, customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly purchasing even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#12984548

13 November 2025

Radio-frequency identification security tags (RFID tags) are affixed to clothing at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on November 8, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. However, customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly purchasing even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#12984541

13 November 2025

Baby formula is secured in plastic containers to prevent theft at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on November 8, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of scooping up even the cheapest items in a hurry. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#12559697

16 July 2025

Security tags are affixed to shoes at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 30, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly obtaining even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#12559700

16 July 2025

Security tags are affixed to shoes at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 30, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly obtaining even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#12559701

16 July 2025

Ink security tags are affixed to clothing at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 30, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly obtaining even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#12559703

16 July 2025

Ink security tags are affixed to clothing at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 30, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly obtaining even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#12532357

5 July 2025

A water rescue station of the Bavarian Red Cross is at Lake Starnberg in Ammerland, Muensing, Bad Toelz-Wolfratshausen, Bavaria, Germany, on July 4, 2025. Wasserwacht Ammerland operates the station.

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5 July 2025

A water rescue station of the Bavarian Red Cross is at Lake Starnberg in Ammerland, Muensing, Bad Toelz-Wolfratshausen, Bavaria, Germany, on July 4, 2025. Wasserwacht Ammerland operates the station.

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#12516729

29 June 2025

Actors are seen performing in an outdoor theatre performance called ''Baltic Holiday'' during the Warsaw Street Art Festival in Warsaw, Poland on 28 June, 2025.

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#12516730

29 June 2025

Actors are seen performing in an outdoor theatre performance called ''Baltic Holiday'' during the Warsaw Street Art Festival in Warsaw, Poland on 28 June, 2025.

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#11913543

3 January 2025

A sign warns of video surveillance and monitoring at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 19, 2024. Big chain stores lock up more of their wares in an attempt to stop retail theft. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and the decreasing ease of quickly obtaining even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, with losses pegged at $5 billion a year.

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#11913571

3 January 2025

A sign warns of video surveillance and monitoring at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 19, 2024. Big chain stores lock up more of their wares in an attempt to stop retail theft. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and the decreasing ease of quickly obtaining even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, with losses pegged at $5 billion a year.

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#11913572

3 January 2025

A sign warns of video surveillance and monitoring at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 19, 2024. Big chain stores lock up more of their wares in an attempt to stop retail theft. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and the decreasing ease of quickly obtaining even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, with losses pegged at $5 billion a year.

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