The rampant rise in organized retail crime is a major, ongoing problem in the United States that has hurt consumers and retail businesses alike. Videos of brazen thefts at national retailers have garnered significant attention in many cities, but small retail businesses are also targeted. In fact, these small businesses are often doubly victimized: First by the crime in and around their stores, and then by fraudulent activity in many competitive online marketplaces where stolen merchandise is peddled by criminals masquerading as merchants.
As a final version of the Bipartisan Innovation Act continues to be negotiated, Congress must ensure that H.R. 5502, the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act — the most common-sense option available to address this crisis — is included in the final package.
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