"Florida Trio Charged in $100K Home Depot Organized Theft Ring"

Three individuals in Florida have been charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing over $100,000 worth of goods from Home Depot stores through a fraudulent bar-code-switching scheme. This incident is part of a larger trend of organized retail crime affecting retailers across the country, with self-checkout theft posing a significant challenge. Retailers like Home Depot, Target, and Walmart are implementing measures to address theft-related shrink, including limiting self-checkout hours and making changes to self-checkout services.