Retailers and consumers, in the Seattle, WA area, know much too well that organized crime lives beyond the days of Al Capone and Jimmy Hoffa.
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Surveillance Update
A new survey of retail companies says 87 percent that currently use analog technology for surveillance are now considering migration strategies toward network video. Results of the, “Surveillance Survey Report,” conducted by the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) and sponsored by Axis, says that almost all companies (98 percent) claimed to currently use video surveillance […]
Vigilance Pays Off as Fraud Rate Holds for Online Retailers
Although the problem continues, online retailers have taken steps to limit their losses and track down the perpetrators.
Many Unhappy Returns? Fraud Set To Cost Retailers Billions This Season
A new report from the NRF says retailers will lose even more to return fraud this year than last. Are you prepared to protect yourself?
Spin Display Shows Products While Keeping Them Safely Locked Up
Have a lot of high-value product you’d like to show your customers? Now you can, without the fear of it being shoplifted.
Online Fraud Newest Threat to Retailers
Do you buy or sell product over the Net? If so, fraud is becoming a major concern. Here are some ways to protect yourself.
Shoplifting Drops Worldwide Due to Enhanced Security
Better security and new anti-theft measures are helping retailers stem the rising tide of theft in their stores
New Law Fights Organized Retail Crime
In an ongoing bid to help business, Congress has passed a wide-ranging law to crack down on retail crime.
Study: Stores Lost $139 Billion to Fraud
Retailers lost billions to fraud last year, but there is some hope, as losses were off from the previous year.
LAPD Busts Major Retail-Ripoff Ring
Retailers in Los Angeles received some welcome news this week, as the LAPD announced it had brought down a notorious ring known as the Hernandez Operation. The group is responsible for stealing at least $6 million worth of baby formula, diapers, health and beauty products and over-the-counter medications. The LAPD Major Crimes Division personnel obtained arrest […]
