by Charlotte Yatsko | Dec 5, 2024
Organized retail theft (ORT) preys on retailers of all sizes. From retailers with thousands of locations to something as small as an Irvine, CA, family-owned jewelry store. While retail theft can be as simple as a teen shoplifting an energy drink from a convenience...
by Stephen May | Jun 6, 2024
Organized retail crime (ORC) is a nationwide plague that, as part of retail crime as a whole, has grown into a 1 billion problem for retailers. In the past, the loss of product was outweighed by the cost of increasing security; therefore, suspected ORC went unreported...
by Stephen May | Apr 18, 2024
Organized retail crime (ORC) is often more sophisticated than it looks. Yes, there are smash-and-grab cases with crime groups brazenly breaking into stores to steal merchandise. But there are also other scenarios to combat, like: Ecommerce fraud and abuse — Fraudsters...
by Stephen May | Dec 21, 2023
Crime, the economy, and artificial intelligence (AI) all weighed heavily on retail and loss prevention this year, and those trends will play a role in the coming year. But, retailers are up for the challenge. Consider comments by Target CEO Brian Cornell, who said...
by Stephen May | Sep 21, 2023
For the last several weeks, retailers have been hard at work planning for the upcoming holiday shopping season. From November through December, retailers face a huge opportunity to increase sales and profits, but this season also comes with challenges, including the...