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CalRetailers Applauds Governor’s Latest ORC and Property Crimes Legislative Proposals

(Sacramento, CA)– The following statement can be attributed to the California Retailers Association President and CEO Rachel Michelin following Governor Gavin Newsom’s legislative proposals for cracking down on property crimes. “Cal Retailers applauds the Governor for continuing to lead on the issue of Organized Retail Crime and working collaboratively with retailers on legislative proposals that […]

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CalRetailers Issues Statement on Closures Impacting CA Goods Movement

December 18, 2023 The following statement can be attributed to Rachel Michelin, President and CEO of the California Retailers Association. “The California Retailers Association joins Union Pacific Railroad in urging the Eagle Pass and El Paso border crossings be reopened immediately. These locations represent 45% of cross border Union Pacific Railroad business and include goods critical

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Loss Prevention Magazine: Can Retail Survive in America’s Cities?

Can Retail Survive in America’s Cities? CalRetailers President and CEO Rachel Michelin spoke with Loss Prevention Magazine: “In California, we’re hitting that tipping point where people are getting frustrated; retail crime is affecting every community, not just big cities, and people want to see some accountability.” Read more.

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CRA PRESIDENT SPEAKS WITH NBC BAY AREA ABOUT STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDING TO COMBAT ORC

California Retailers President and CEO Rachel Michelin: “We worked with the Governor a couple years ago when this problem started escalating- his office immediately reached out asking what retailers needed, which was resources to combat Organized Retail Crime and Retail Theft. I am hopeful these grant monies will help protect our employees, customers and neighborhoods that our stores operate

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CALRETAILERS PRESIDENT AND CEO SPEAKS WITH NBC NIGHTLY NEWS ON CONTINUED RISE OF ORC

The California Retailers Association President and CEO Rachel Michelin speaks with NBC Nightly News on the continued rise of Organized Retail Crime: “It feels like we are under assault. Nothing will truly change until we are willing to have difficult conversations about changing policies that are on the books.” CalRetailers was instrumental in securing funding for

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CA Retail Law Summit

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28:00AM – 5:00PM PST The California Retailers Association has partnered with the National Retail Federation for the Inaugural annual CA Retail Law Summit, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 2, 8:00am – 5:00pm PST. CRA and NRF members as well as nonmembers will gather with legal experts to discuss and deep dive on a variety of issues impacting

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CalRetailers Annual Meeting

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 & TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 The California Retailers Association’s Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 2 and Tuesday, Oct. 3. CRA members will hear from industry leaders and policymakers on a variety of issues impacting the retail industry including EPR, Supply Chain, Organized Retail Crime and Retail Theft, Labor &

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Cal-ORCA Virtual Summit Coming Nov 8

Founded in 2012, The California Organized Retail Crimes Association (CAL-ORCA) is an organization dedicated to fostering partnerships between law enforcement and loss prevention professionals to provide training, combat Organized Retail Crime (ORC) and other crimes impacting the business community. Cal-ORCA will be releasing it’s exclusive 2023 Virtual Summit offering later this year, on Wednesday, November

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CA Legislature Attempt to Circumvent Fast Act Referendum

California Legislature Resurrecting Industrial Welfare Commission in End Run to Fast Act Referendum Assembly Bill 257 (or the “Fast Act”) was signed into law establishing new and unworkable requirements for quick-serve restaurants. Then, a million California voters, through their petition signatures, said that all Californians should have the final say on this legislation through a referendum

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SF Chronicle: New law Targeting Organized Retail Theft just kicked in. Will it make an impact in S.F.?

CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin “urged the state Legislature to allow felony prosecutions of people who steal less than $950 worth of merchandise. Prop. 47 raised the threshold for the value of stolen goods to trigger a felony from $400 to $950. We know these repeat offenders are coming into the stores, they’re stealing

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