Reverse Logistics Exploitation: Returns Fraud

The articles cover retail loss, cargo theft, returns management and loss-prevention technology, but give headlines only, with no data showing returns fraud or shoplifting rising or loss-prevention spending surging. The IHL/Sensormatic research says retail loss extends beyond external theft, which slightly weakens a theft-driven thesis, but it does not show loss rates falling or flat as the falsification criteria require. Most articles also date from after the six-month window ending around June 2026, which further limits their value as evidence.