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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Haleluya Hadero

Funding bill targets online sites amid retail theft concerns

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Retailers are scoring one win in the government-wide spending bill, which will force online marketplaces like Amazon and Facebook to verify high-volume sellers on their platforms amid heightened concerns about retail crime.

Tucked in the $1.7 trillion funding package lies a piece of legislation brick-and-mortar retailers have been pushing Congress to pass for more than a year, part of an effort to tamp down the amount of goods being stolen from their stores and resold online.

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