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CRA In the News Responding to Top Issues Affecting Consumers, Economy & Jobs
The California Retailers Association continues to be at the forefront of major issues impacting retailers and the greater business community throughout California, the nation and world including the ongoing supply chain crisis and Organized Retail Crime (ORC).
CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin spoke with ABC7 Bay Area News about the growing ORC problem in San Francisco, which has lead to the closure of Walgreens stores and reduction in operational hours for Target and Safeway. WATCH HERE.
Over just a few weeks time, Rachel has been interviewed by dozens of news stations, including Fox 40 in Sacramento, requesting expert opinion and industry reaction to the supply chain crisis, which is having an immediate impact on the holiday shopping season, and ORC.
CRA is gearing up for another very busy year in 2022 and one of the key ways we get out in front of important issues impacting our members is by being their voice in the press.
SUPPLY CHAIN
Editorial: Newsom dawdles as port crisis sinks U.S. economy
Southern California News Group
Will the Bay Area see holiday shopping shortages? Here's what retail experts are saying
San Francisco Chronicle
Port crisis pulls California farmers into ‘perfect storm’ of competing interests
Agri Pulse
Groups Urge Newsom to do More to Fix Port Congestion
Sacramento Business Journal
Quote of the Week
Sacramento Business Journal
California legislators spend 5 hours hashing out supply chain problems and solutions
The Mercury News
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‘A multi-faceted problem’: Lawmakers confront major congestion issues at California’s ports
KTXL Fox40 (Sacramento)
California legislators convene supply chain hearing to address port congestion
Northern California Record
Theft at clogged California ports worsens supply chain issues for businesses, consumers
Northern California Record
Produce piling up as California port crisis rolls on
Courthouse News Service
Supply Chain Delays Disrupt California Agriculture Exports
Associated Press/The Business Journal
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CEO of California Retailer’s Association discusses supply chain impact on holiday shopping
KTXL Fox40 (Sacramento)
LA, Long Beach ports delay when they will levy slow-container fee until Nov. 15. – Daily News
Los Angeles Daily News
LA, Long Beach ports delay when they will levy slow-container fee until Nov. 15. – Press Telegram
California News Times & Press-Telegram
Call the National Guard? California businesses call port backlog an 'emergency' situation
Commercial Carrier Journal
Driver shortage, state regulations add to California supply chain crisis
Northern California Record
California business community responds to Governor Newsom’s executive order on the goods movement crisis
Orange County Breeze
Start your holiday shopping early to avoid delays amid supply chain impacts, experts say
ABC10 Sacramento
California: Governor's exec order not enough to alleviate supply chain woes - Ag Council
FreshFruitPortal.com
New law takes aim at ‘bad actors’ in trucking—and the companies using their services
Long Beach Business Journal
Are California labor laws holding back supply chain? Businesses ask Newsom for a break
Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert
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ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME
Gov. Newsom promises swift action after weekend of smash and grabs
KTXL Fox 40 Sacramento
String of Bay Area high-profile retail robberies brings calls for action
The Mercury News
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After Nordstrom robbery in California, will other retailers be next? Experts say yes.
USA Today
Expert explains why stolen merchandise doesn't always end up being returned to retail stores
ABC7 Bay Area
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A new breed of brazen takeover robbers hitting California luxury retailers, raising ire
Bakersfield Californian
Bay Area crime spree raises questions about district attorney, prosecution of shoplifters
KMPH Fox26
San Francisco Target theft suspect arrested for alleged thefts of more than $40G from store
Yahoo News
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Video Shows Man Stealing Piles of Clothes From San Francisco Store Amid Shoplifting Surge
Newsweek
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'Breaking point': Once 24-hour Safeway in SF's Castro is reducing its hours due to theft
ABC7 Bay Area
San Francisco Retailer Forced to Change Hours Due to Excessive Theft, Fourth Chain to Do So
Newsweek
Due to high theft, a San Francisco retailer has been forced to change its hours, making it the fourth chain to do so.
The Washington Newsday
Violent shoplifting incidents on the rise in large cities
Fox News
Retail Evolution and City Transformation in the Post-Pandemic Economy
Loss Prevention Magazine
More San Francisco residents are hiring private security amid crime spike
NBC 15 News (Alabama)
ABC 7 News (Arkansas)
Other Issues/Topics
Major Retailers Decide To Close On Thanksgiving
CBS2/KCAL9 Los Angeles
Retailers compete for holiday workers, but North Bay smaller businesses may have an edge
The North Bay Business Journal
Chamber Seeks Full 9th Circ. Look At Forced Arbitration Ban
Law 360
Biz Groups Urge 9th Circ. To Rethink Arbitration Ban Ruling
Law360