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Trade Groups Laud House Judiciary Panel for Spotlighting Organized Retail Crime
WASHINGTON -- The Food Marketing Institute (FMI), NACDS, and the National Retail Federation expressed their support yesterday as the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security for spotlighted the national problem of organized retail crime at a hearing. The trade groups are pushing for a law to make it a federal felony for all of the members of the gangs involved.. -
Grocers in Calif. Pitch In with Wildfire Relief
SAN DIEGO - Grocers serving communities in Southern California affected by wildfires that have scorched at least 679 square miles and destroyed almost 1,600 structures, are pitching with relief such as donated food and supplies - and even carrots for errant horses.