M.S. Enkoji

Retail crime climbing; organized crime rings moving in

Worldwide retail losses from crime rose nearly 6 percent from last year to $115 billion -- up 8 percent in the United States to $46 billion -- according to a new study.

Outdoors lovers find their ‘Disneyland’ in stores such as Bass Pro Shops

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The two-story, woodsy exterior rising from the vast, golden flatlands of California’s Central Valley is an unexpected beacon for fishermen, hunters and “other liars,” as the front-door greeting extols. Welcome to Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.

For the uninitiated, it’s, well, a whole new world.

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